Université de Fribourg

Air and Friction in the Celestial Region: Some Medieval Solutions to the Difficulties of the Aristotelian Theory Con-cerning the Production of Celestial Heat

Panzica, Aurora

In: Early Medieval and Modern Science, 2019, vol. 24, no. 4, p. 367-390

This paper explores the medieval debates raised by problems with the Aristotelian theory of the pro-duction and transmission of solar heat presented in De Caelo II, 7 and Meteorologica I, 3. In these passages, Aristotle states that celestial heat is generated by the friction set up in the air by the motion of celestial bodies. This statement is difficult to reconcile with the Aristotelian...

Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries

Aristotle's Metaphysics V 7 Revisited

Weiner, Sebastian F.

In: Apeiron, 2015, vol. 48, no. 4, p. 407-426

Università della Svizzera italiana

Shorting ethos? : Aristotelian ethos in the context of corporate reputation, persuasion and shared values

Shanahan, Michael Ford ; Seele, Peter (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2017 ; 2017COM006.

Corporate ethics is a complex field of study that focuses on the sources and role of moral expectations among modern corporate stakeholders. While there has been significant theoretical development and adoption by practitioners on the topic over the past thirty years in the field, ethical scandals persist, almost at unprecedented levels. The pressure to meet short term shareholder financial...

Université de Fribourg

Regards d'Edith Stein sur le monde

Betschart, Christof

In: Carmel : revue trimestrielle de spiritualité, 2005, no. n. 117, p. 45-62

En tant que philosophe chrétien, Edith Stein a scruté le monde qui s'offre à sa connaissance. En recourant aux vérités de la foi, elle a cherché à montrer comment la foi ne modifie ni ne falsifie le travail philosophique en lui-même. Il lui indique plutôt des fondements qu'il ne pouvait trouver par lui-même, et l'ouvre ainsi à une vision singulièrement enrichie.