Chapter 12. Natural Motion and Its Causes: Newton on the “Vis Insita” of Bodies

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction xiii
6. Part I. Aristotle
7. Chapter 1. Self-Movers 3
8. Chapter 2. Aristotle on Self-Motion 15
9. Chapter 3. Aristotle on Perception, Appetition, and Self-Motion 35
10. Chapter 4. Self-Movement and External Causation 65
11. Chapter 5. Aristotle on the Mind’s Self-Motion 81
12. Chapter 6. Mind and Motion in Aristotle 117
13. Chapter 7. Aristotle’s Prime Mover 135
14. Chapter 8. Heavenly Motion and the Unmoved Mover 155
15. Part II. The Aristotle Tradition
16. Chapter 9. Self-Motion in Stoic Philosophy 175
17. Chapter 10. Duns Scotus on the Reality of Self-Change 227
18. Chapter 11. Ockham, Self-Motion, and the Will 291
19. Chapter 12. Natural Motion and Its Causes: Newton on the “Vis Insita” of Bodies 305
20. Contributors 331
21. Bibliography 333
22. Index Locorum 343
23. General Index 357