No. 70 (2024): Septiembre-diciembre
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Time, Motion and Soul in Aristotle: Is Motion a Sufficient Condition for the Existence of Time?

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  • José María Llovet-Abascal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v700.2669

Published 2024-08-15

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Llovet-Abascal, J. M. (2024). Time, Motion and Soul in Aristotle: Is Motion a Sufficient Condition for the Existence of Time?. Tópicos, Revista De Filosofía, (70), 371–405. https://doi.org/10.21555/top.v700.2669

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Abstract

In this paper, I discuss the conditions for the possibility of the existence of time according to Aristotle’s Physics IV, 10-14. For this purpose, I present three thought experiments that help to clarify the nature of time. According to my reading, motion is not a sufficient condition for the existence of time; such condition is, instead, that motion could be measured—even if it is not actually measured. There is time when a movement can be put in a relation of proportion with another movement.

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