John Philoponus Quotes on Nature
John Philoponus was a Greek Alexandrian Christian philosopher, theologian, and Aristotelian commentator of late antiquity. This page collects quotes attributed to John Philoponus on the topic of nature, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to John Philoponus:
“The world has a beginning in time.”
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Attributed to John Philoponus:
“Aristotle erred in supposing the heavens to be eternal.”
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Attributed to John Philoponus:
“A body in motion carries within it an impressed force.”
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Attributed to John Philoponus:
“What has been brought into being by God is not, on that account, less rationally ordered.”