Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 5-8 with Simplicius: On Aristotle on the Void:

Description: Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 5-8 with Simplicius: On Aristotle on the Void by Professor J.O. Urmson, Paul Lettinck, J.O. Urmson Paul Lettinck has restored a lost text of Philoponus by translating it for the first time from Arabic (only limited fragments have survived in the original Greek). The text, recovered from annotations in an Arabic translation of Aristotle, is an abridging paraphrase of Philoponus commentary on Physics Books 5-7, with two final comments on Book 8.The Simplicius text, which consists of his comments on Aristotles treatment of the void in chapters 6-9 of Book 4 of the Physics, comes from Simplicius huge commentary on Book 4. Simplicius comments on Aristotles treatment of place and time have been translated by J. O. Urmson in two earlier volumes of this series. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Dr Paul Lettinck is a member of the Department of Semitic Languages, Free University, Amsterdam.J. O. Urmson is Emeritus Professor of Stanford University, USA and Emeritus Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, UK. Table of Contents PrefaceIntroductionTextual EmendationsTRANSLATIONNotesBibliography English-GreekGlossary Greek-English IndexIndex of Passages CitedSubjectIndex Promotional This volume contains works on Aristotles Physics by Philoponus and Simplicius, rival Neoplatonists of the sixth century AD, the former a Christian, the latter a pagan. Long Description Paul Lettinck has restored a lost text of Philoponus by translating it for the first time from Arabic (only limited fragments have survived in the original Greek). The text, recovered from annotations in an Arabic translation of Aristotle, is an abridging paraphrase of Philoponus commentary on Physics Books 5-7, with two final comments on Book 8. .The Simplicius text, which consists of his comments on Aristotles treatment of the void in chapters 6-9 of Book 4 of the Physics, comes from Simplicius huge commentary on Book 4. Simplicius comments on Aristotles treatment of place and time have been translated by J. O. Urmson in two earlier volumes of this series. Promotional "Headline" This volume contains works on Aristotles Physics by Philoponus and Simplicius, rival Neoplatonists of the sixth century AD, the former a Christian, the latter a pagan. Feature The latest volume in a prestigious scholarly series, now in over 90 volumes Details ISBN1472558049 Year 2014 ISBN-10 1472558049 ISBN-13 9781472558046 Media Book Pages 275 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 185 Illustrations black & white illustrations Language English Short Title PHILOPONUS ON ARISTOTLE PHYSIC Format Paperback Subtitle On Aristotle Physics 5-8 with Simplicius - On Aristotle on the Void UK Release Date 2014-04-10 NZ Release Date 2014-04-10 Author J.O. Urmson Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Series Ancient Commentators on Aristotle Publication Date 2014-04-10 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2014-03-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:79043871;

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