On Aristotle, physics 4.6-9
by Huby, Pamela M., Philoponus, John
fromAncient commentators on Aristotle
On Aristotle Physics 4.6-9
by Huby, Pamela M., Philoponus, John
fromAncient commentators on Aristotle
Aristotle's Meteorology influenced generations of speculation about the earth sciences, ranging from atmospheric phenomena to earthquakes. The commentary of John Philoponus (6th century AD) on the opening three chapters of Meteorology is here translated for the first time into E…
On Aristotle Meteorology 1.1-3
by Kupreeva, Inna, Philoponus, John, Aristotle
fromAncient commentators on Aristotle
Of John Philoponus' commentary on the Meteorology only that on chapters 1-9 and 12 of the first book has been preserved. It is translated in this series in two parts, the first covering chapters 1-4, the second chapters 5-9 and 12.
On Aristotle Meteorology 1.1-3
by Kupreeva, Inna, Philoponus, John, Aristotle
fromAncient commentators on Aristotle
Of John Philoponus' commentary on the Meteorology only that on chapters 1-9 and 12 of the first book has been preserved. It is translated in this series in two parts, the first covering chapters 1-4, the second chapters 5-9 and 12.
Philoponus'' treatise Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World, an attack on Aristotle''s astronomy and theology is concerned mainly with the eternity and divinity of the fifth element, or ''quintessence'', of which Aristotle took the stars to be composed. Pagans and Chris…
This study provides the first full discussion of Philoponus' excursus on matter in contra Proclum XI. 1-8 which sets out the innovative definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension. The author argues that Philoponus' definition was motivated primarily by philosophic…