Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 8.1-5

In this commentary on Aristotle Physics book eight, chapters one to five, the sixth-century philosopher Simplicius quotes and explains important fragments of the Presocratic philosophers, provides the fragments of his Christian opponent Philoponus'' Against Aristotle On the Eternity of the World , and makes extensive use of the lost commentary of Aristotle''s leading defender, Alexander of Aphrodisias.This volume contains an English translation of Simplicius'' important commentary, as well as a detailed introduction, explanatory notes and a bibliography.>

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István Bodnár, Michael Chase and Michael Share

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• Authors: Istv N. Bodn R., Istvan Bodnar, Istvan Chase Bodnar, István Bodnár, Michael Chase, Michael Share, Share Michael, Simplicius
• Assisted by: Istvan Bodnar (Translation), Michael Chase (Translation), Michael Share (Translation)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.12.2012
• EAN: 9781780932101
• ISBN: 978-1-78093-210-1
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristo; Ancient Commentators on Aristotle; Ancient Commentators on Aristo
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500