L'Aristotelismo di Galileo

The article proposes to examine relationships between the science of Aristotle and that of Galileo. Accordingly, it defines the aristotelian concept of science by distinguishing the theoretical ideal of the Analytics, modelled on mathematics, from his actual practice of natural science, which is far...

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Main Author: Viganò, Mario (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Italian
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Published: Ed. Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana 1972
In: Gregorianum
Year: 1972, Volume: 53, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-144
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