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On the heavens. Books I & II / Aristotle ; edited with an introduction, translation & commentary by Stuart Leggatt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aristotle, author.
- Series:
- Aris and Phillips classical texts.
- Liverpool scholarship online.
- Aris and Phillips classical texts
- Liverpool scholarship online
- Standardized Title:
- De caelo. Book 1-2
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Cosmology--History.
- Cosmology.
- Cosmology, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (vii, 273 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Language Note:
- Parallel Greek text and English translation, with English introduction and notes.
- Summary:
- The first two books of Aristotle's 'On the Heavens' (De Caelo) offer perspectives on the cosmology of a thinker whose ideas in this area were considered authoritative by many until the 17th century. This translation and commentary provide the modern reader with the opportunity to appraise Aristotle's ideas in relation to the cosmologies of his predecessors. While tied to the thinking of the day, Aristotle nevertheless succeeded in placing cosmology on a new footing; indeed, as the commentary in this volume shows, his use of mathematics-style demonstration, along with his appeal to observation, in avoiding more standard forms of argument, resulted in a methodology that often shares common ground with today's cosmologies. The book consists of Greek text, with facing-page English translation, introduction, notes and commentary.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: Oxford: Aris & Phillips, 1995.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 22, 2021).
- Contains:
- Aristotle. De caelo.
- Aristotle. De caelo.. English.
- ISBN:
- 1-80034-294-2
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