Physics, Volume I: Books 1–4

By Aristotle

Natural causes. Aristotle, great Greek philosopher, researcher, reasoner, and writer, born at Stagirus in 384 BC, was the son of a physician. He studied under Plato at Athens and taught there... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674992512
• ISBN13: 9780674992511
• Release Date: January 1957
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.4" x 1.1" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Useful for the specialist and the student

Like most volumes in the Loeb series, the emphasis is not on word-for-word precision in the translation, but on acheiving greater readability in broader terms. Since the original text in ancient Greek is provided on the facing page, the editors assume that anyone with a little knowledge of Greek can supplement the looseness of the translation by referring to the original. And in general, the compromises made in this way are good ones throughout the series. In this case, perhaps, the translation may be a little too loose, and also given over to some unfortunate jargon that can distort Aristotle's meaning. But even so, this is still a very useful text for the specialist or the student.