Time for Aristotle: Physics IV.10-14

Aristotle's views on time have received sporadic attention over the years, but Ursula Coope's elegantly-written book is the first monograph available in English dedicated exclusively to the account that Aristotle develops in the final five chapters of Physics IV . Three topics form the thematic core of the book: time's relation to change, time's status as a kind of number, and the unity and diversity of times. I shall touch on each of these themes and indicate how I think Coope's interpretation fares. While I disagree with her reconstruction of the account on several central points, it exhibits a great deal of ingenuity and sophistication and deserves careful consideration.