On Aristotle On the heavens 1.3-4 Simplicius ; translated by Ian Mueller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simplicius, of Cilicia, author.

Contributor:

Mueller, Ian, editor.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle.

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Standardized Title:

Aristotelis De caelo commentaria. 1.3-4. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. De caelo.

Aristotle.

Cosmology, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London Bristol Classical Press 2011.

Language Note:

English

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

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's 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. The English translation in this volume is accompanied by a detailed introduction, extensive commentary notes and a bibliography.

Contents:

Abbreviations

Introduction

Translation of the text commented on (On the Heavens 1.3, 270a12-4); outline of the commentary

Translation of the commentary

Notes

Appendix 1. The 'fragments' of Philoponus, Against Aristotle

Appendix 2. The 'fragments' of Alexander's commentary on De Caelo

Appendix 3. On the purity of the elements

Appendix 4. The signs of the zodiac

Bibliography

Textual Questions

English-Greek Glossary

Greek-English Index

Index of Passages

(a) Passages quoted by Simplicius

(b) Early texts cited in the notes

Index of Names

(a) Names mentioned by Simplicius

Scholars cited in the Introduction and Notes to the

Translation

Subject Index

Notes:

"Paperback edition first published 2014"--T. p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

ISBN:

9781472552235

1472552237

9781472501707

1472501705

OCLC:

878148140