Simpliciusβ greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on Physics 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. This is its first translation into English. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by βprincipleβ and βelementβ in Physics. Simpliciusβ
Simplicius: on Aristotle physics 1.5-9
β Scribed by Atkinson, Michael J.;Baltussen, Han;Mueller, Ian;Share, Michael John;of Cilicia Simplicius;Sorabji, Richard
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 176
- Series
- Ancient commentators on Aristotle
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Introduction Richard Sorabji 1 Conventions 13 Abbreviations 14 Translation: 1.5-6 15 1.5 Han Baltussen 17 1.6 Michael Share and Michael Atkinson 30 Departures from Diels' Text and Bibliography 50 Notes 53 English-Greek Glossary 65 Greek-English Index 71 Subject Index 79 Memorial notice 85 Translation: 1.7-9 Ian Mueller 87 Notes 145 English-Greek Glossary 157 Greek-English Index 161 Subject Index 166
β¦ Subjects
Philosophy of nature;Physics;Early works;Aristotle. -- Physics. -- Book 1;Physics -- Early works to 1800;Philosophy of nature -- Early works to 1800;Physics (Aristotle)
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<p>Simplicius' greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on <i>Physics</i> 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. This is its first translation into English. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by 'principle' and 'element' in <i>Physics
<p>Simplicius' greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on <i>Physics</i> 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. This is its first translation into English. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by 'principle' and 'element' in <i>Physics
In this commentary on Aristotle Physics book eight, chapters one to five, the sixth-century philosopher Simplicius quotes and explains important fragments of the Presocratic philosophers, provides the fragments of his Christian opponent Philoponusβ Against Aristotle On the Eternity of the World, and
Simplicius, the greatest surviving ancient authority on Aristotle's Physics, lived in the sixth century A. D. He produced detailed commentaries on several of Aristotle's works. Those on the Physics, which alone come to over 1,300 pages in the original Greek, preserve a centuries-old tradition of anc