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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 2 (Paperback, Nippod)
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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 2 (Paperback, Nippod)
Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
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Book 2 of the "Physics" is arguably the best introduction to
Aristotle's ideas, as well as being the most interesting and
representative book in the whole of his corpus. It defines nature
and distinguishes natural science from mathematics. It introduces
the seminal idea of four causes, or four modes of explanation. It
defines chance, but rejects a theory of chance and natural
selection in favour of purpose in nature. Simplicius, writing in
the sixth century AD, adds his own considerable contribution to
this work. Seeing Aristotle's God as a Creator, he discusses how
nature relates to soul, adds Stoic and Neoplatonist causes to
Aristotle's list of four, and questions the likeness of cause to
effect. He discusses missing a great evil or a great good by a
hairsbreadth and considers whether animals act from reason or
natural instinct. He also preserves a Posidonian discussion of
mathematical astronomy.
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