On Aristotle Physics 4.6-9 / Philoponus ; translated by Pamela Huby

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465296103321
• Autore: Philoponus John <active 6th century, >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Bristol Classical Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-4725-5201-6; 1-4725-0176-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (145 p.)
• Collana: Ancient commentators on Aristotle
• Disciplina: 530
• Soggetti: Space and time; Physics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• Nota di contenuto: Preface -- Introduction -- Textual Emendations -- TRANSLATION -- Notes -- Bibliography English-Greek -- Glossary Greek-English Index -- Index of Passages Cited -- Subject -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Philoponus has been identified as the founder in dynamics of the theory of impetus, an inner force impressed from without, which, in its later recurrence, has been hailed as a scientific revolution. His commentary is translated here without the previously translated excursus, the Corollary on Void, previously translated in the series. Philoponus rejects Aristotle's attack on the very idea of void and of the possibility of motion in it, even though he thinks that void never occurs in fact. Philoponus' arguement was later to be praised by Galileo."--Bloomsbury Publishing; Philoponus has been identified as the founder in dynamics of the theory of impetus, an inner force impressed from without, which, in its later recurrence, has been hailed as a scientific revolution. His commentary is translated here without the previously translated excursus, the Corollary on Void, also available in this series. Philoponus rejects Aristotle's attack on the very idea of void and of the possibility of motion in it, even though he thinks that void never occurs in fact. Philoponus' argument was later to be praised by Galileo. This volume contains the first English translation of Philoponus' commentary, as well as a detailed introduction, extensive explanatory notes and a ; bibliography.