Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.3-4

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Simplicius

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Ancient Commentators on Aristotle

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This is the first English translation of Simplicius’ responses to Philoponus’ Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World. The commentary is published in two volumes: Ian Mueller's previous book in the series, Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.2-3, and this book on 1.3-4. Philoponus, the Christian, had argued that Aristotle’s arguments do not succeed. For all they show to the contrary, Christianity may be right that the heavens were brought into existence by the only divine being and one moment in time, and will cease to exist at some future moment. Simplicius upholds the pagan view that the heavens are eternal and divine, and argues that their eternity is shown by their astronomical movements coupled with certain principles of Aristotle. The English translation in this volume is accompanied by a detailed introduction, extensive commentary notes and a bibliography.

Author Biography:

Ian Mueller was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago.

Release date NZ

October 27th, 2011

Author

Simplicius

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Translated by Ian Mueller

Pages

232

Series

Ancient Commentators on Aristotle

Dimensions

156x234x28

ISBN-13

9780715640630

Product ID

10166427

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