Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 4.1-5 and 10-14

by J.O. Urmson

Book Overview

This companion to J. O. Urmson's translation in the same series of Simplicius' Corollaries on Place and Time contains Simplicius' commentary on the chapters on place and time in Aristotle's Physics book 4. It is a rich source for the preceding 800 years' discussion of Aristotle's views. Simplicius records attacks on Aristotle's claim that time requires change, or consciousness. He reports a rebuttal of the Pythagorean theory that history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780934246
• ISBN13: 9781780934242
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"