Philoponus: On Aristotle Meteorology 1.1-3

Informationen zum Autor Inna Kupreeva is Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh. Inna Kupreeva is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, UK.A translation of Philoponus' philosophical commentary on Aristotle's Meteorology 1.1-3, with extensive commentary notes, introduction and indexes. Zusammenfassung Aristotle's Meteorology influenced generations of speculation about the earth sciences, ranging from atmospheric phenomena to earthquakes. The commentary of John Philoponus (6th century AD) on the opening three chapters of Meteorology is here translated for the first time into English by Dr Inna Kupreeva, building on the work of L.G. Westerink. Philoponus, who today is increasingly respected as a philosopher in his own right, here engages critically with Aristotle's views about the building-blocks of our world, its size and relationship to other heavenly bodies, and reception of warmth from the sun. The translation in this volume is accompanied by a detailed introduction, extensive commentary notes and a bibliography. Inhaltsverzeichnis Conventions and abbreviationsIntroductionTranslationParaphrase of Book OneParaphrase of Book TwoParaphrase of Book ThreeNotesBibliographyEnglish-Greek GlossaryGreek-English IndexIndex of PassagesSubject Index

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Aristotle's "Meteorology" influenced generations of speculation about the earth sciences - ranging from atmospheric phenomena to earthquakes. This title presents the commentary of John Philoponus (6th century AD) on the opening three chapters of "Meteorology", building on the work of L G Westerink.

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• Authors: Inna Kupreeva, Philoponus, John Philoponus
• Assisted by: Inna Kupreeva (Translation), Kupreeva Inna (Translation), L. G. Westerink (Translation), L.G. Westerink (Translation)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9780715636763
• ISBN: 978-0-7156-3676-3
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle; Ancient Commentators on Aristo; Ancient Commentators on Aristotle; Ancient Commentators on Aristo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; PHILOSOPHY / General, Ancient Greece, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Meteorology and climatology, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500