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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. This is its first translation into English. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by 'principle' and 'elemen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Griego Antiguo |
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London :
Bristol Classical Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Ancient commentators on Aristotle.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Simplicius' 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 '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 objection that to make matter imperishable is to put it on a level with God. This is the first translation of Simplicius' important work into English."--Bloomsbury Publishing |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (169 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781472501738 147250173X 9781472552310 1472552318 9781472557865 1472557867 9781472500908 1472500903 |