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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 8.1-5

โœ Scribed by Istvรกn Bodnรกr; Michael Chase; Michael Share


Publisher
Bloomsbury
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Leaves
250
Series
Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
Category
Library

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โœฆ Synopsis


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 Philoponusโ€™ Against Aristotle On the Eternity of the World, and makes extensive use of the lost commentary of Aristotleโ€™s leading defender, Alexander of Aphrodisias.


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Simpliciusโ€™ 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 โ€˜principleโ€™ and โ€˜elementโ€™ in Physics. Simpliciusโ€™

Simplicius : on Aristotle physics 1.5-9
โœ Simplicius, Han Baltussen, Michael Atkinson, Michael Share, Ian Mueller ๐Ÿ“‚ Library ๐Ÿ“… 2012 ๐Ÿ› Bristol Classical Press;Bloomsbury Academic ๐ŸŒ English

<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

Simplicius : on Aristotle physics 1.5-9
โœ Simplicius, Han Baltussen, Michael Atkinson, Michael Share, Ian Mueller ๐Ÿ“‚ Library ๐Ÿ“… 2012 ๐Ÿ› Bristol Classical Press;Bloomsbury Academic ๐ŸŒ English

<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

Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 5
โœ J.O. Urmson ๐Ÿ“‚ Library ๐Ÿ“… 1992 ๐Ÿ› Bloomsbury Academic ๐ŸŒ English

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