How the Universe Operates

A Metaphysical Analysis

M J Baker

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Austin Macauley Publishers
08 December 2023

Religion & science

Why do the heavenly bodies behave in a contrary fashion to what we are familiar with on earth?

Before a wheel can turn, we must ensure rim is joined to axle; before a couple can dance in circle, their hands must be joined. In contrast, the planets circle the sun and the moons circle the planets without any securing mechanism, and so precisely that their movements can be predicted to a millisecond. Again, why is it that, released from the effects of gravity, emollient matter like water or molten lead forms spontaneously into tiny globes, copying the form found in stars, planets and the sun? Are the tides satisfactorily explained by the thesis of gravitational 'pull' of moon and sun? If so, why does modern science have such difficulty reconciling the relative influences of these two bodies? What sort of reality is light, and why is the speed of light fixed and not infinite, at least in space?

Answers to these and other questions may be found through recourse to the philosophy of Aristotle. The thinkers of the Enlightenment chose to discard Aristotle's limited natural science. That was understandable. But they chose to discard his philosophy as well. This was unwise, as fresh study of Aristotle's thinking will show.

By: M J Baker
Imprint: Austin Macauley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781035818013
ISBN 10: 1035818019
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 08 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The author spent some 35 years practising as barrister and solicitor in New South Wales. His studies at Sydney University's Law School in the 1960s were balanced with studies in the philosophy of Aristotle and Aquinas at Sydney's Aquinas Academy. Philosophy has ever been his first love. His authority to offer the commentary and criticism on the philosophical issues in the text derives from his studying under teachers Fr Austin M Woodbury S.M., Ph.D., S.T.D., foremost philosopher and theologian of the Catholic Church in Australia and his assistants, John Ziegler B. Sc., Geoffrey Deegan B.A., Ph.D. and Donald Boland Ll.B, Ph.D.

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How the Universe Operates

A Metaphysical Analysis

M J Baker

$19.95

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