Did Aristotle Fail in Physics? Part 8

Wrapping up. Was Jaki wrong about him? And WHY DO I CARE?

Here we are at the end of this little project-question-argument. I don’t know how normal philosophers conduct research, but for me diving into these questions is like scientific research. Pose a question that seems unanswered in the background literature. Decide how to answer it. Run tests (read and look up references), get data (things people write), and analyze what it means. My last seven posts were that. Was Fr. Jaki right to say Aristotle failed in physics? No one seems to have addressed the question in the same context Jaki asked it. I worked through Jaki’s writing, looked up all his reference, and read their contexts. While walking, cooking, or lying awake in bed I work on analysis, asking if I agree with Jaki, if he overstated something, if I would change anything, and if his points should affect how we understand Thomistic metaphysics today.

Review of the Argument and Context

Here’s the argument again from Part 1:

Premise A—>An organismic world view causes a failure in physics.…