Simplicius: on Aristotle physics 1.5-9
by Baltussen, Han Sorabji, Richard
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'…
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- Full title :Simplicius : on Aristotle physics 1.5-9 / translated by Han Baltussen [and three others] ; with an introduction by Richard Sorabji.
Summary
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.
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- Publication Date:©2012
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2012
Notes
"Paperback edition first published 2014"--Title page verso
Includes indexes.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (176 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781472501738, 147250173X
- oclc:ocn878148078
- LC Classification:Q151
- Dewey Decimal:114
Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Conventions; Abbreviations; Translation: 1.5-6; 1.5 Han Baltussen; 1.6 Michael Share and Michael Atkinson; Departures from Diels' Text and Bibliography; Notes; English-Greek Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Greek-English Index; A; D; E; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; X; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; M; N; O; P; S; T; Memorial notice; Translation: 1.7-9; Notes; English-Greek Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Greek-English Index; A; D; E; G; H; I; K; L; M; N.
OP; R; S; T; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; H; M; O; P; S; T.
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