Aristóteles versus Philoponus: um estudo funcional da física intuitiva dos projécteis

• Autor(a) principal: Teixeira, Nuno de Sá
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Armando Mónica
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-8606_52-2_23
• topic: Física Intuitiva; Física Ingénua; Ímpeto; Modelos Mentais; Teoria da Integração da Informação; Álgebra Cognitiva; Intuitive Physics; Naive Physics; Impetus; Mental Models; Information Integration Theory; Cognitive Algebra; Physique Intuitive; Physique Naïve; Impetus; Théorie de l’Intégration de l’Information; Algèbre Cognitive

Intuitive physics is a popular field of research within cognitive psychology which addresses the common-sense beliefs about the physical world, particularly about classical mechanics. An influential stream of research argues for the striking resemblance between common-sense beliefs and those embodied in pre-Newtonian theories, such as the medieval physics of impetus. In this study, two early algebraic proposals for the relation between the force applied to an object, the resistance to its motion and its resulting velocity are compared, the first one derived from Aristotle’s Physics, the other set forth by Philoponus, in the VIth century. To this end, the methodology of Information Integration Theory and Functional Measurement was used, revealing a dividing cognitive integration rule in agreement with Aristotle’s proposal. The significance of this finding is discussed through a suggested link with the mental models framework. The potential contribution of cognitive algebra to the field of intuitive physics is also briefly pinpointed.