Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.5-9

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Simplicius

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Ancient Commentators on Aristotle

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Aristotle argues in On the Heavens 1.5-7 that there can be no infinitely large body, and in 1.8-9 that there cannot be more than one physical world. As a corollary in 1.9, he infers that there is no place, vacuum or time beyond the outermost stars. As one argument in favour of a single world, he argues that his four elements: earth, air, fire and water, have only one natural destination apiece. Moreover they accelerate as they approach it and acceleration cannot be unlimited. However, the Neoplatonist Simplicius, who wrote the commentary in the sixth century AD (here translated into English), tells us that this whole world view was to be rejected by Strato, the third head of Aristotle's school. At the same time, he tells us the different theories of acceleration in Greek philosophy.

Author Biography:

R.J. Hankinson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin.

Release date NZ

April 10th, 2014

Author

Simplicius

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Translated by R.J. Hankinson

Pages

192

Series

Ancient Commentators on Aristotle

Dimensions

156x234x10

ISBN-13

9781472557421

Product ID

21679363

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