Theoretical Sciences
Aristotle defines "theoretical sciences" as
Aristotle divided Theoretical sciences into three categories,
Science was among the subjects that he researched at length during his time at the Lyceum. Aristotle believed that knowledge could be obtained through interacting with physical objects.
Aristotle concluded "objects were made up of a potential that circumstances then manipulated to determine the object’s outcome."
Aristotle also recognized human interpretation and personal associations role in our understanding of objects and the outcomes from manipulated circumstances.
Aristotle’s research included a study of geology. He attempted to classify animals into genera based on their similar characteristics. Additionally Aristotle classified animals into species based on those that had red blood and those that did not.
Despite the relative fallaciousness of his hypothesis, Aristotle’s classification was regarded as the standard system for hundreds of years.
Marine biology was also fascinating to Aristotle. In contrast to his geological classifications, his observations of marine life, made from dissection, and studies observation, are significantly more accurate.
Aristotle also dabbled in the earth sciences, As evidenced in his treatise Meteorology. Meteorology to Aristotle didn’t mean the study of weather as we know it today. Aristotles expansive definition of meteorology included
In Meteorology, Aristotle identified the water cycle, discussing topics ranging from natural disasters to astrological events.
- everything that has no distinct purpose, but seeks out answers for the sake of knowledge.
- what we call physics, (the study of things in motion)
- mathematics, (the study of quantity)
- life sciences or metaphysics, (the study of existence)
- and psychology.
Aristotle divided Theoretical sciences into three categories,
- "Physics," (the study of nature as a whole, or natural philosophy)
- "Mathematics," (is exactly what is means today: quantifying the physical world )
- "Theology," (the study of entities superior to the human race)
Science was among the subjects that he researched at length during his time at the Lyceum. Aristotle believed that knowledge could be obtained through interacting with physical objects.
Aristotle concluded "objects were made up of a potential that circumstances then manipulated to determine the object’s outcome."
Aristotle also recognized human interpretation and personal associations role in our understanding of objects and the outcomes from manipulated circumstances.
Aristotle’s research included a study of geology. He attempted to classify animals into genera based on their similar characteristics. Additionally Aristotle classified animals into species based on those that had red blood and those that did not.
- The animals with red blood were mostly vertebrates,
- The “bloodless” animals were labeled cephalopods.
Despite the relative fallaciousness of his hypothesis, Aristotle’s classification was regarded as the standard system for hundreds of years.
Marine biology was also fascinating to Aristotle. In contrast to his geological classifications, his observations of marine life, made from dissection, and studies observation, are significantly more accurate.
Aristotle also dabbled in the earth sciences, As evidenced in his treatise Meteorology. Meteorology to Aristotle didn’t mean the study of weather as we know it today. Aristotles expansive definition of meteorology included
- “all the affectations we may call common to air and water, and the kinds and parts of the earth and the affectations of its parts.”
In Meteorology, Aristotle identified the water cycle, discussing topics ranging from natural disasters to astrological events.
- Although many of his views on the Earth were controversial at the time, they were readopted and popularized during the late Middle Ages.