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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 5 Professor J.O. Urmson (Late of University of Oxford, UK)

Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 5 By Professor J.O. Urmson (Late of University of Oxford, UK)

Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 5 by Professor J.O. Urmson (Late of University of Oxford, UK)


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Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 5 by Professor J.O. Urmson (Late of University of Oxford, UK)

Simplicius, the greatest surviving ancient authority on Aristotle's Physics , lived in the sixth century A. D. He produced detailed commentaries on several of Aristotle's works. Those on the Physics, which alone come to over 1,300 pages in the original Greek, preserve a centuries-old tradition of ancient scholarship on Aristotle. In Physics Book 5 Aristotle lays down some of the principles of his dynamics and theory of change. What does not count as change: change of relation? The flux of time? There is no change of change, yet acceleration is recognised. Aristotle defines 'continuous', 'contact' and 'next', and uses these definitions in discussing when we can claim that the same change or event is still going on. This volume is complemented by David Konstan's translation of Simplicius' commentary on Physics Book 6, which has already appeared in this series. It is Book 6 that gives spatial application to the terms defined in Book 5, and uses them to mount a celebrated attack on atomism. Simplicius' commentaries enrich our understanding of the Physics and of its interpretation in the ancient world.

About Professor J.O. Urmson (Late of University of Oxford, UK)

J. O. Urmson is Emeritus Professor at Stanford University and Emeritus Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Peter Lautner is a fellow of the Research Group for Classical Studies at the Hungarian Academy of Science.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Textual Emendations TRANSLATION Notes Bibliography English-Greek Glossary Greek-English Index Index of Passages Cited Subject Index

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NLS9781472558466
9781472558466
1472558464
Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 5 by Professor J.O. Urmson (Late of University of Oxford, UK)
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2014-04-10
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