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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825770403321

Autore

Philoponus John <active 6th century, >

Titolo

On Aristotle Physics 4.10-14 / Philoponus ; translated by Sarah Broadie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Bristol Classical Press, 2011

ISBN

1-4725-5200-8

1-4725-0171-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (143 p.)

Collana

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Disciplina

114

530

Soggetti

Physics - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Paperback edition first published 2014"--T. p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index

Nota di contenuto

Preface Richard Sorabji -- Translator's Note -- Translation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- English-Greek Glossary -- Greek-English Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Philoponus' commentary on the last part of Aristotle's Physics Book 4 does not offer major alternatives to Aristotle's science, as did his commentary on the earlier parts, concerning place, vacuum and motion in a vacuum. Aristotle's subject here is time, and his treatment of it had led to controversy in earlier writers. Philoponus does offer novelties when he treats motion round a bend as in one sense faster than motion on the straight over the same distance in the same time, because of the need to consider the greater effort involved. And he points out that in an earlier commentary on Book 8 he had argued against Aristotle for the possibility of a last instant of time. This book is in the prestigious series, The Ancient Commentators on Aristotle, which translates the works of the ancient commentators into English for the first time."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Philoponus' commentary on the last part of Aristotle's Physics Book 4 does not offer major alternatives to Aristotle's science, as did his commentary on the earlier parts, concerning place, vacuum and motion in a vacuum. Aristotle's subject here is time, and his treatment of it had led to controversy in earlier writers. Philoponus does offer novelties when he treats motion round a bend as in one sense faster than motion



on the straight over the same distance in the same time, because of the need to consider the greater effort involved. And he points out that in an earlier commentary on Book 8 he had argued against Aristotle for the possibility of a last instant of time. This volume contains an English translation of Philoponus' commentary, as well as a detailed introduction, extensive explanatory notes and a bibliography.