Would someone mind telling me what Aristotle’s main point about the elements were? I know about the concept of moist, dry, wet, hot etc. and how a rock wouldn’t stay in the air because it was not of the air element etc. but what else were his main points; i.e. did he believe that they were unique to one another and couldn’t coincide with one another/would destroy each other or that they could? How they came to be? and so forth
I apologise if this sounds like I’m being lazy but it’s just that I have difficulty reading Aristotle especially since he wrote so much/can’t seem to stop talking about the infinite but I really need some help understanding his points about the elements so if you wouldn’t mind pointing out where in the Physics (i.e. which book/chapter) I’m going to find these points I’d much appreciate it.
Thank you for your time and sorry for asking this