On Aristotle On the heavens 1.3-4 [electronic resource] / Simplicius ; translated by Ian Mueller
- Author:
- Simplicius, of Cilicia
- Uniform Title:
- Aristotelis De caelo commentaria. 1.3-4. English
- Published:
- London : Bristol Classical Press, 2011.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 223 pages)
- Additional Creators:
- Mueller, Ian
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- Summary:
- "This is the first English translation of Simplicius "responses to Philoponus" Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World. The commentary is published in two volumes: Ian Mueller's previous book in the series, Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.2-3, and this book on 1.3-4. Philoponus, the Christian, had argued that Aristotle' arguments do not succeed. For all they show to the contrary, Christianity may be right that the heavens were brought into existence by the only divine being and one moment in time, and will cease to exist at some future moment. Simplicius upholds the pagan view that the heavens are eternal and divine, and argues that their eternity is shown by their astronomical movements coupled with certain principles of Aristotle. Until the launch of this series, the 15,000 volumes of the ancient Greek commentators on Aristotle constituted the largest corpus of Greek philosophical writings which had not been translated into English or other European languages. There are now over 100 volumes in the series."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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- ISBN:
- 9781472552235 (electronic bk.)
9780715640630 (hardback) - Note:
- AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Other Forms:
- Also issued in print.
- Reproduction Note:
- Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement.
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