Abstract
In De caelo 2.2, Aristotle considers questions whether it is legitimate to apply principles right and left to the body of heaven and if so in what manner to do so. This chapter examines his attempt to answer those questions. The examination has three goals: (a) to understand Aristotle's appeals to his conclusions about such directional principles in De incessu animalium, and to assess his grounds for doing so, (b) to determine whether his assertion that the heavens are ensouled and have a source of motion plays a significant role in his argument, (c) to draw out some of implications of this discussion for how we should understand logical and explanatory structure of Aristotle's science (or philosophy) of nature. Finally author contends that a significant epistemological problem lies behind appeal to De incessu , and that Aristotle was fully aware of it. Keywords: Aristotle's science; De caelo 2.2; De incessu animalium; De incessu ; heavens
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