Aristotle's Physics is about the causes of motion and culminates in a proof that God is needed as the ultimate cause of motion. Aristotle argues that things in motion need to be moved by something other than themselves β he rejects Plato's self-movers. On pain of regress, there must be an unmoved mo
Simplicius: On Aristotle physics 8.6-10
β Scribed by McKirahan, Richard D.;of Cilicia Simplicius
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 255
- Series
- Ancient commentators on Aristotle
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Preface Introduction Textual Emendations TRANSLATION Notes Bibliography English-Greek Glossary Greek-English Index Index of Passages Cited Subject Index
β¦ Subjects
Philosophy of nature;Physics;Science, Ancient;Early works;Aristotle. -- Physics. -- Book 8;Aristotle. -- Physics;Physics -- Early works to 1800;Philosophy of nature -- Early works to 1800;Physics (Aristotle)
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