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In a new English translation by Christopher Rowe, this great classic of moral philosophy is accompanied here by an extended introduction and detailed lin-by-line commentary by Sarah Broadie. Assuming no knowledge of Greek, her scholarly and instructive approach will prove invaluable for students reading the text for the first time. This thorough treatment of Aristotle's text will be an indispensable resource for students, teachers, and scholars alike.
Plato's Sun-Like Good is a revolutionary discussion of the
Republic's philosopher-rulers, their dialectic, and their relation
to the form of the good. With detailed arguments Sarah Broadie
explains how, if we think of the form of the good as
'interrogative', we can re-conceive those central reference-points
of Platonism in down-to-earth terms without loss to our sense of
Plato's philosophical greatness. The book's main aims are: first,
to show how for Plato the form of the good is of practical value in
a way that we can understand; secondly, to make sense of the
connection he draws between dialectic and the form of the good; and
thirdly, to make sense of the relationship between the form of the
good and other forms while respecting the contours of the sun-good
analogy and remaining faithful to the text of the Republic itself.
Plato's Sun-Like Good is a revolutionary discussion of the
Republic's philosopher-rulers, their dialectic, and their relation
to the form of the good. With detailed arguments Sarah Broadie
explains how, if we think of the form of the good as
'interrogative', we can re-conceive those central reference-points
of Platonism in down-to-earth terms without loss to our sense of
Plato's philosophical greatness. The book's main aims are: first,
to show how for Plato the form of the good is of practical value in
a way that we can understand; secondly, to make sense of the
connection he draws between dialectic and the form of the good; and
thirdly, to make sense of the relationship between the form of the
good and other forms while respecting the contours of the sun-good
analogy and remaining faithful to the text of the Republic itself.
Philoponus' commentary on the last part of Aristotle's "Physics"
Book 4 does not offer major alternatives to Aristotle's science, as
did his commentary on the earlier parts, concerning place, vacuum
and motion in a vacuum. Aristotle's subject here is time, and his
treatment of it had led to controversy in earlier writers.
Philoponus does offer novelties when he treats motion round a bend
as in one sense faster than motion on the straight over the same
distance in the same time, because of the need to consider the
greater effort involved. And he points out that in an earlier
commentary on Book 8 he had argued against Aristotle for the
possibility of a last instant of time.This volume contains an
English translation of Philoponus' commentary, as well as a
detailed introduction, extensive explanatory notes and a
bibliography.
Plato's Timaeus is one of the most influential and challenging
works of ancient philosophy to have come down to us. Sarah
Broadie's rich and compelling study proposes new interpretations of
major elements of the Timaeus, including the separate Demiurge, the
cosmic 'beginning', the 'second mixing', the Receptacle and the
Atlantis story. Broadie shows how Plato deploys the mythic themes
of the Timaeus to convey fundamental philosophical insights and
examines the profoundly differing methods of interpretation which
have been brought to bear on the work. Her book is for everyone
interested in Ancient Greek philosophy, cosmology and mythology,
whether classicists, philosophers, historians of ideas or
historians of science. It offers new findings to scholars familiar
with the material, but it is also a clear and reliable resource for
anyone coming to it for the first time.
Written over a period of thirty-five years, these essays explore
the topics of causation, time, fate, determinism, natural
teleology, different conceptions of the human soul, the idea of the
highest good and the human significance of leisure. While most of
the essays take as their starting-point some theme in Ancient Greek
philosophy, they are meant not as exegesis but as distinctive and
independent contributions to live philosophizing. Written with
clarity, precision without technicality, and philosophical
imagination, they will engage a wide range of readers, including
scholars and students of Ancient Greek philosophy and others
working on more contemporary analytical concerns.
Philoponus' commentary on the last part of Aristotle's Physics Book
4 does not offer major alternatives to Aristotle's science, as did
his commentary on the earlier parts, concerning place, vacuum and
motion in a vacuum. Aristotle's subject here is time, and his
treatment of it had led to controversy in earlier writers.
Philoponus does offer novelties when he treats motion round a bend
as in one sense faster than motion on the straight over the same
distance in the same time, because of the need to consider the
greater effort involved. And he points out that in an earlier
commentary on Book 8 he had argued against Aristotle for the
possibility of a last instant of time.This book is in the
prestigious series, The Ancient Commentators on Aristotle, which
translates the works of the ancient commentators into English for
the first time.
Plato's Timaeus is one of the most influential and challenging
works of ancient philosophy to have come down to us. Sarah
Broadie's rich and compelling study proposes new interpretations of
major elements of the Timaeus, including the separate Demiurge, the
cosmic 'beginning', the 'second mixing', the Receptacle and the
Atlantis story. Broadie shows how Plato deploys the mythic themes
of the Timaeus to convey fundamental philosophical insights and
examines the profoundly differing methods of interpretation which
have been brought to bear on the work. Her book is for everyone
interested in Ancient Greek philosophy, cosmology and mythology,
whether classicists, philosophers, historians of ideas or
historians of science. It offers new findings to scholars familiar
with the material, but it is also a clear and reliable resource for
anyone coming to it for the first time.
Written over a period of thirty-five years, these essays explore
the topics of causation, time, fate, determinism, natural
teleology, different conceptions of the human soul, the idea of the
highest good, and the human significance of leisure. While most of
the essays take as their starting-point some theme in Ancient Greek
philosophy, they are meant not as exegesis but as distinctive and
independent contributions to live philosophizing. Written with
clarity, precision without technicality, and philosophical
imagination, they will engage a wide range of readers, including
scholars and students of Ancient Greek philosophy and others
working on more contemporary analytical concerns.
In this book, Sarah Broadie makes a major contribution towards the understanding of Aristotle's ethics by providing a close and comprehensive analysis of his main themes.
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