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Simplicius - On Aristotle "On the Heavens 3.7-4.6" (Hardcover) Loot Price: R5,774
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Simplicius - On Aristotle "On the Heavens 3.7-4.6" (Hardcover): Ian Mueller

Simplicius - On Aristotle "On the Heavens 3.7-4.6" (Hardcover)

Ian Mueller

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Commenting on the end of Aristotle On the" Heavens" Book 3, Simplicius examines Aristotle's criticisms of Plato's theory of elemental chemistry in the "Timaeus." Plato makes the characteristics of the four elements depend on the shapes of component corpuscles and ultimately on the arrangement of the triangles which compose them. Simplicius preserves and criticizes the contributions made to the debate in lost works by two other major commentators, Alexander the Aristotelian, and Proclus the Platonist. In Book 4, Simplicius identifies fifteen objections by Aristotle to Plato's views on weight in the four elements. He finishes Book 4 by elaborating Aristotle's criticisms of Democritus' theory of weight in the atoms, including Democritus' suggestions about the influence of atomic shape on certain atomic motions.

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Imprint: Bristol Classical Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2009
First published: September 2009
Translators: Ian Mueller
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 978-0-7156-3844-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Ancient Western philosophy to c 500 > General
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LSN: 0-7156-3844-0
Barcode: 9780715638446

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