Philoponus, John
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Quodlibet Online Journal article: Quodlibet Online Journal: John Philoponus, Sixth Century Alexandrian Grammarian, Christian Theologian and Scientific Philosopher - by John McKenna
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Greek philosopher who wrote critically on Aristotle's dynamic works. Philoponus believed that objects could move in a vacuum, argued against antiperistasis (the theory that an object is kept in motion by air which travels from the front to the back, giving it a push), undermined the distinction between natural and forced motion, and criticized the doctrine of ether. He performed one of the earlie...
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