Originally published in 1949. This meticulously researched book
presents a comprehensive outline and discussion of Aristotle's
mathematics with the author's translations of the greek. To
Aristotle, mathematics was one of the three theoretical sciences,
the others being theology and the philosophy of nature (physics).
Arranged thematically, this book considers his thinking in relation
to the other sciences and looks into such specifics as squaring of
the circle, syllogism, parallels, incommensurability of the
diagonal, angles, universal proof, gnomons, infinity, agelessness
of the universe, surface of water, meteorology, metaphysics and
mechanics such as levers, rudders, wedges, wheels and inertia. The
last few short chapters address 'problems' that Aristotle posed but
couldn't answer, related ethics issues and a summary of some short
treatises that only briefly touch on mathematics.
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