Tag: Thema
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The μαθηματικαὶ ἐπιστήμαι have as their theme τὰ ἐξ ἀφαιρέσεως, that which shows itself by being withdrawn from something and specifically from what is immediately given. The μαθηματικά are extracted from the φυσικὰ ὄντα, from what immediately shows itself (Cf. Met. XI, 3,1061a28f; De Caelo III, 1,299a15ff; Met. XIII, 3; Met. XII, 8,1073b6ff). Hence Aristotle…