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Aristotle towers over Western philosophy and science as no other
single person does. As they have come down to us, Aristotle's works
comprise a veritable encyclopedia of philosophy and logic, the
physical and natural sciences, ethics and politics. Aristotle's
astonishing range and depth made him indisputably the most
important intellectual figure in the Western tradition before the
modern age. Although he has been studied continuously for more than
two-thousand years, his individual works were dispersed, lost,
recovered, and very gradually reunited. The physical transmission
of the Aristotelian corpus was a long, complicated, uncoordinated
process - not one chain of transmission but many. From the Roman
Empire, through the mediation of Arab and Jewish scholars, to the
western Middle Ages and scholasticism and up to the cusp of
modernity in the late 15th century, Aristotle's works were copied
and recopied by scribes in Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin before
finally becoming available again in their original Greek. The
volume illustrates the ways in which the Aristotelian corpus has
been transmitted over time. In particular, it focuses on one
crucial, extended moment: the moment when, thanks to the invention
of printing, Aristotle's works became widely available in Latin,
Greek, and even in vernacular languages in the late 15th and 16th
centuries. At that moment, Aristotle's authority comes under
increasing scrutiny as the new science and philosophy of early
modern Europe chart different courses for the future. However,
Aristotle is not only an obstacle to be overcome, he also serves as
a bridge to the new age especially in the work of Jesuit
philosophers and scientists. One way or the other, Aristotle had to
be dealt with. He could not be avoided. The extraordinary books and
manuscripts in this volume, selected from the collection of the
Martin J. Gross Foundation, demonstrate just how intellectuals of
the time received and wrestled with Aristotle. Through
commentaries, treatises, lecture courses in schools, and above all
in the written marginalia of books, the volume reveals the extent
of the age's engagement with Aristotle. Many of these books and
manuscripts have never before been studied, so this is an important
invitation to reassess the impact and influence of Aristotle at a
point in time when much contemporary scholarship chooses to ignore
him.
The book contains a new critical edition of the Greek text of
Aristotle's De Motu Animalium and an English translation of the new
text by Benjamin Morison, preceded by an introduction by Christof
Rapp and Oliver Primavesi. The introduction comes in two parts: (i)
a philosophical introduction by Christof Rapp that aims at drawing
a kind of balance of more than three decades of scholarly debate on
our treatise and related issues since the publication of Martha
Nussbaum's edition and commentary in 1978; (ii) a textual
introduction by Oliver Primavesi that sums up the history of
textual research on the transmission of De Motu Animalium up to and
including the discovery of a new branch of transmission.
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original
articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be
of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books.
OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and paperback.
'The serial Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy (OSAP) is fairly
regarded as the leading venue for publication in ancient
philosophy. It is where one looks to find the state-of-the-art.
That the serial, which presents itself more as an anthology than as
a journal, has traditionally allowed space for lengthier studies,
has tended only to
add to its prestige; it is as if OSAP thus declares that, since it
allows as much space as the merits of the subject require, it can
be more entirely devoted to the best and most serious scholarship.'
-Michael Pakaluk, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
This is a special volume dedicated to the memory of Michael Frede
(1940-2007).
On Location is the first book devoted to a highly significant doctrine in the history of philosophy and science--Aristotle's account of place in the Physics. Ben Morison presents an authoritative exposition and defence of this account of what it is for something to be somewhere, and demonstrates its enduring philosophical interest and value.
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy is a volume of original
articles on all aspects of ancient philosophy. The articles may be
of substantial length, and include critical notices of major books.
OSAP is now published twice yearly, in both hardback and paperback.
'The serial Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy (OSAP) is fairly
regarded as the leading venue for publication in ancient
philosophy. It is where one looks to find the state-of-the-art.
That the serial, which presents itself more as an anthology than as
a journal, has traditionally allowed space for lengthier studies,
has tended only to
add to its prestige; it is as if OSAP thus declares that, since it
allows as much space as the merits of the subject require, it can
be more entirely devoted to the best and most serious scholarship.'
-Michael Pakaluk, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
This is a special volume dedicated to the memory of Michael Frede
(1940-2007).
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