Simplicius : on Aristotle physics 1.5-9 /

Simplicius' greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on Physics 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by 'principle' and 'element' in Physics . Simplicius' own concepti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Baltussen, Han (Traductor), Sorabji, Richard (Autor de introducción, etc.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.
Colección:Ancient commentators on Aristotle.
Temas:
Aristotle. > Physics.
Physics (Aristotle)
Space and time > Early works to 1800.
Physics > Early works to 1800.
Physique > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Physics
Space and time
Early works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Simplicius' greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on Physics 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by 'principle' and 'element' in Physics . Simplicius' own conception of matter is of a quantity that is utterly diffuse because of its extreme distance from its source, the Neoplatonic One, and he tries to find this conception both in Plato's account of space and in a stray remark of Aristotle's. Finally, Simplicius rejects the Manichaean view that matter is evil and answers a Christian object.
Notas:"Paperback edition first published 2014"--Title page verso
Includes indexes.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages)
ISBN:9781472501738
147250173X

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