Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 2 - Couverture souple

Fleet, Barrie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780938640 ISBN 13 : 9781780938646

Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2014

Synopsis

Book 2 of the Physics is arguably the best introduction to Aristotle's ideas, as well as being the most interesting and representative book in the whole of his corpus. It defines nature and distinguishes natural science from mathematics. It introduces the seminal idea of four causes, or four modes of explanation. It defines chance, but rejects a theory of chance and natural selection in favour of purpose in nature.
Simplicius, writing in the sixth century Ad, adds his own considerable contribution to this work. Seeing Aristotle's God as a Creator, he discusses how nature relates to soul, adds Stoic and Neoplatonist causes to Aristotle's list of four, and questions the likeness of cause to effect. He discusses missing a great evil or a great good by a hairsbreadth and considers whether animals act from reason or natural instinct. He also preserves a Posidonian discussion of mathematical astronomy.

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À propos de l'auteur

Barrie Fleet is Preceptor and Director of Studies in Classics at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Academic
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780938640
• ISBN 13: 9781780938646
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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