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Does Epicurus Need the Swerve as an Archê of Collisions?
Phronesis 41 (3):305-317 (1996)
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The 'swerve' is not supposed to provide a temporal 'starting point' (archê) of collisions, since Epicurus thinks that there is no temporal starting-point of collisions. Instead, the swerve is supposed to provide an explanatory archê of collisions. In positing the swerve, Epicurus is responding to Aristotle's criticisms of Democritus' theory of motion.Author's Profile
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