Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 1.5-9

ISBN-13: 9780715638576 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 176 str.

Han Baltussen

Opis

Simplicius' greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on Physics 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. This is its first translation into English. 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.

Spis treści

Introduction Richard Sorabji 1 Conventions 13 Abbreviations 14 Translation: 1.5-6 15 1.5 Han Baltussen 17 1.6 Michael Share and Michael Atkinson 30 Departures from Diels’ Text and Bibliography 50 Notes 53 English-Greek Glossary 65 Greek-English Index 71 S ubject Index 79 Memorial notice 85 Translation: 1.7-9 Ian Mueller 87 Notes 145 English-Greek Glossary 157 Greek-English Index 161 Subject Index 166