Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 18 (Paperback)

Language: English

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2023

1350286664 / 9781350286665

Series: Book 16 of 21 - Ancient Commentators on Aristotle

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Paperback. Supporting the twelve volumes of translation of Simplicius' great commentary on Aristotle's Physics, all published by Bloomsbury in the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series, between 1992 and 2021, this volume presents a general introduction to the commentary. It covers the philosophical aims of Simplicius' commentaries on the Physics and the related text On the Heaven; Simplicius' methods and his use of earlier sources; and key themes and comparison with Philoponus' commentary on the same text.Simplicius treats the Physics as a universal study of the principles of all natural things underlying the account of the cosmos in On the Heaven. In both treatises, he responds at every stage to the now lost Peripatetic commentaries of Alexander of Aphrodisias, which set Aristotle in opposition to Plato and to earlier thinkers such as Parmenides, Empedocles and Anaxagoras. On each passage, Simplicius after going through Alexander's commentary raises difficulties for the text of Aristotle as interpreted by Alexander. Then, after making observations about details of the text, and often going back to a direct reading of the older philosophers (for whom he is now often our main source, as he is for Alexander's commentary), he proposes his own solution to the difficulties, introduced with a modest 'perhaps', which reads Aristotle as in harmony with Plato and earlier thinkers. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title
Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 18 (Paperback)
Author
Dr Stephen Menn
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
Publication year
2023
Condition
new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
1350286664
ISBN 13
9781350286665
Series
Book 16 of 21: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle

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