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Informationen zum Autor Han Baltussen is the Walter W. Hughes Professor of Classics at the University of Adelaide. His research broadly focuses on intellectual and cultural history, in particular the transmission pathways of Greek philosophy, epistemology and themes of enduring significance (grief, pain, censorship). His most recent books include a new Loeb translation of Eunapius’ Lives of Philosophers and Sophists (Harvard University Press, 2023) and (with J.R. Clarke and D. King) the edited volume Pain Narratives in Greco-Roman Writings. Representations of Physical and Mental Suffering ( SAM 58–Brill, 2023). He is preparing a monograph on grief and (self-)consolation in antiquity. Han Baltussen is the Walter W. Hughes Professor of Classics at the University of Adelaide. His research broadly focuses on intellectual and cultural history, in particular the transmission pathways of Greek philosophy, epistemology and themes of enduring significance (grief, pain, censorship). His most recent books include a new Loeb translation of Eunapius’ Lives of Philosophers and Sophists (Harvard University Press, 2023) and (with J.R. Clarke and D. King) the edited volume Pain Narratives in Greco-Roman Writings. Representations of Physical and Mental Suffering ( SAM 58–Brill, 2023). He is preparing a monograph on grief and (self-)consolation in antiquity. Michael Atkinson is a former teacher of Classics at Eton College, UK. Michael Atkinson is a former teacher of Classics at Eton College, UK. Michael Share is Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History & Classics, University of Tasmania, Australia. Michael Share is Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History & Classics, University of Tasmania, Australia. Ian Mueller is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago. He has also translated three volumes of Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 2.1-9; 2.10-14 and 3.1-7 for the series. Ian Mueller is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago. He has also translated three volumes of Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 2.1-9; 2.10-14 and 3.1-7 for the series. Klappentext Simplicius' greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on Physics 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by 'principle' and 'element' in Physics . Simplicius' own conception of matter is of a quantity that is utterly diffuse because of its extreme distance from its source, the Neoplatonic One, and he tries to find this conception both in Plato's account of space and in a stray remark of Aristotle's. Finally, Simplicius rejects the Manichaean view that matter is evil and answers a Christian objection that to make matter imperishable is to put it on a level with God. This is the first translation of Simplicius' important work into English. Zusammenfassung Simplicius' greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on Physics 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by 'principle' and 'element' in Physics . Simplicius' own conception of matter is of a quantity that is utterly diffuse because of its extreme distance from its source, the Neoplatonic One, and he tries to find this conception both in Plato's account of space and in a stray remark of Aristotle's. Finally, Simplicius rejects the Manichaean view that matter is evil and answers a Christian objection that to make matter imperishable is to put it on a level with God. This is the first translation of Simplicius' important work into English. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Richard Sorabji 1 Conventions 13 Abbreviations 14 Translation: 1.5-6 15 1.5 Han Baltussen 17 1.6 Michael...
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Han Baltussen is the Walter W. Hughes Professor of Classics at the University of Adelaide. His research broadly focuses on intellectual and cultural history, in particular the transmission pathways of Greek philosophy, epistemology and themes of enduring significance (grief, pain, censorship). His most recent books include a new Loeb translation of Eunapius’ Lives of Philosophers and Sophists (Harvard University Press, 2023) and (with J.R. Clarke and D. King) the edited volume Pain Narratives in Greco-Roman Writings. Representations of Physical and Mental Suffering (SAM 58–Brill, 2023). He is preparing a monograph on grief and (self-)consolation in antiquity.Han Baltussen is the Walter W. Hughes Professor of Classics at the University of Adelaide. His research broadly focuses on intellectual and cultural history, in particular the transmission pathways of Greek philosophy, epistemology and themes of enduring significance (grief, pain, censorship). His most recent books include a new Loeb translation of Eunapius’ Lives of Philosophers and Sophists (Harvard University Press, 2023) and (with J.R. Clarke and D. King) the edited volume Pain Narratives in Greco-Roman Writings. Representations of Physical and Mental Suffering (SAM 58–Brill, 2023). He is preparing a monograph on grief and (self-)consolation in antiquity.Michael Atkinson is a former teacher of Classics at Eton College, UK.Michael Atkinson is a former teacher of Classics at Eton College, UK.Michael Share is Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History & Classics, University of Tasmania, Australia.Michael Share is Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History & Classics, University of Tasmania, Australia.Ian Mueller is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago. He has also translated three volumes of Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 2.1-9; 2.10-14 and 3.1-7 for the series.Ian Mueller is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, University of Chicago. He has also translated three volumes of Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 2.1-9; 2.10-14 and 3.1-7 for the series.
