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The Holistic Presuppositions of Aristotle's Cosmology
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy 20:171-199 (2001)
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Argues that Aristotle regarded the universe, or Totality, as a single substance with form and matter, and that he regarded this substance together with the Prime Mover as a self-moverAuthor's Profile
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