On Aristotle Physics 4.10-14
"Philoponus' commentary on the last part of Aristotle's Physics Book 4 does not offer major alternatives to Aristotle's science, as did his commentary on the earlier parts, concerning place, vacuum and motion in a vacuum. Aristotle's subject here is time, and his treatment of it had led to controversy in earlier writers. Philoponus does offer novelties when he treats motion round a bend as in one sense faster than motion on the straight over the same distance in the same time, because of the ne…
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- Full title :On Aristotle Physics 4.10-14 / Philoponus ; translated by Sarah Broadie.
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"Philoponus' commentary on the last part of Aristotle's Physics Book 4 does not offer major alternatives to Aristotle's science, as did his commentary on the earlier parts, concerning place, vacuum and motion in a vacuum. Aristotle's subject here is time, and his treatment of it had led to controversy in earlier writers. Philoponus does offer novelties when he treats motion round a bend as in one sense faster than motion on the straight over the same distance in the same time, because of the need to consider the greater effort involved. And he points out that in an earlier commentary on Book 8 he had argued against Aristotle for the possibility of a last instant of time. This book is in the prestigious series, The Ancient Commentators on Aristotle, which translates the works of the ancient commentators into English for the first time."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Philoponus' commentary on the last part of Aristotle's Physics Book 4 does not offer major alternatives to Aristotle's science, as did his commentary on the earlier parts, concerning place, vacuum and motion in a vacuum. Aristotle's subject here is time, and his treatment of it had led to controversy in earlier writers. Philoponus does offer novelties when he treats motion round a bend as in one sense faster than motion on the straight over the same distance in the same time, because of the need to consider the greater effort involved. And he points out that in an earlier commentary on Book 8 he had argued against Aristotle for the possibility of a last instant of time. This volume contains an English translation of Philoponus' commentary, as well as a detailed introduction, extensive explanatory notes and a bibliography.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2011.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bristol Classical Press
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2011.
Notes
"Paperback edition first published 2014"--T. p. verso.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (143 p.).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1472552008, 9781472552006, 1472501713, 9781472501714
- DOI:10.5040/9781472552006
- oclc:on1303402086
- LC Classification:Q151
- Dewey Decimal:114
Table of Contents
Preface Richard Sorabji -- Translator's Note -- Translation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- English-Greek Glossary -- Greek-English Index -- Subject Index
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