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Philoponus corollaries on place and void ; with Simplicius against Philoponus on the Eternity of the World translated by David Furley & Christian Wildberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Philoponus, John, active 6th century, author.
- Series:
- Ancient commentators on Aristotle
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Aristotle.
- Place (Philosophy)--Early works to 1800.
- Place (Philosophy).
- Eternal return--Early works to 1800.
- Eternal return.
- Cosmology--Early works to 1800.
- Cosmology.
- Science--Philosophy--Early works to 1800.
- Science.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (153 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- London New Delhi ; New York Bloomsbury 2014.
- Summary:
- "In the Corollaries on Place and Void, Philoponus attacks Aristotle's conception of place as two-dimensional, adopting instead the view more familiar to us that it is three-dimensional, inert and conceivable as void. Philoponus' denial that velocity in the void would be infinite anticipated Galileo, as did his denial that speed of fall is proportionate to weight, which Galileo greatly developed. In the second document Simplicius attacks a lost treatise of Philoponus which argued for the Christians against the eternity of the world. He exploits Aristotle's concession that the world contains only finite power. Simplicius' presentation of Philoponus' arguments (which may well be tendentious), together with his replies, tell us a good deal about both Philosophers."--Bloomsbury Publishing
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Textual Emendations
- TRANSLATION
- Notes
- Bibliography English-Greek
- Glossary Greek-English Index
- Index of Passages Cited
- Subject
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015 Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement
- Contains:
- Simplicius, of Cilicia. Against Philoponus on the eternity of the world.
- Against Philoponus on the eternity of the world.
- ISBN:
- 9781472551849
- OCLC:
- 879428259
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