Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 7

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 7
Authors and Contributors      By (author) C. Hagen
SeriesAncient Commentators on Aristotle
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:202
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreLiterary essays
Western philosophy - Ancient to c 500
Philosophy - metaphysics and ontology
Physics
ISBN/Barcode 9781780934211
ClassificationsDewey:530
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 10 April 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

There has recently been considerable renewed interest in Book 7 of the Physics of Aristotle, once regarded as merely an undeveloped forerunner to Book 8. The debate surrounding the importance of the text is not new to modern scholarship: for example, in the fourth century BC Eudemus, the Peripatetic philosopher associate of Aristotle, left it out of his treatment of the Physics. Now, for the first time, Charles Hagen's lucid translation gives the English reader access to Simplicius' commentary on Book 7, an indispensable tool for the understanding of the text. Its particular interest lies in its explanation of how the chapters of Book 7 fit together and its reference to a more extensive second version of Aristotle's text than the one which survives today.

Author Biography

Charles Hagen is Associate Professor of Philosophy at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.