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Aristotelian commentary

Commentary on Aristotle's Physics

Aquinas's commentary on motion, nature, change, time, place, and causality.

Date

1268-1269

Why it matters

It supplies the natural-philosophical background for the first way and for teleological accounts of nature.

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How to read it

  1. 1Start with motion, nature, and the four causes.
  2. 2Connect natural motion to act and potency.
  3. 3Use it as background for the Five Ways.