03729nam 22007211c 450 991081105010332120240402104057.01-4725-5222-91-4725-0166-710.5040/9781472552228(CKB)2560000000139283(EBL)1659718(SSID)ssj0001221271(PQKBManifestationID)11726942(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001221271(PQKBWorkID)11187220(PQKB)10487377(MiAaPQ)EBC1659718(Au-PeEL)EBL1659718(CaPaEBR)ebr10856306(CaONFJC)MIL603672(OCoLC)878148084(OCoLC)875239299(UtOrBLW)bpp09255044(EXLCZ)99256000000013928320140929d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOn Aristotle On the heavens 1.2-3 Simplicius ; translated by Ian Mueller1st ed.London Bristol Classical Press 2011.1 online resource (209 p.)Ancient commentators on Aristotle"Paperback edition first published 2014"--T. p. verso.1-4725-5791-3 0-7156-3920-X Includes bibliographical references and indexCover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; Translation of the text commented on (On the Heavens 1.2-3.270a12); Translation of the commentary; Notes; Appendix 1. The 'fragments' of Philoponus, Against Aristotle; Appendix 2. The 'fragments' of Alexander's commentary on De Caelo; Bibliography; Textual Questions; English-Greek Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Greek-English Index; A; B; D; E; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; X; Z; Index of Passages; Index of Names; Subject Index; A; C; D; H; I; M; P; S"This is the first complete translation into a modern language of the first part of the pagan Neoplatonist Simplicius of Cilicia's commentary on Aristotle's argument that the world neither came to be nor will perish. It is notable and unusual among the commentaries because Simplicius includes in his discussion lengthy representations of the Christian John Philoponus' criticisms of Aristotle along with his own, frequently heavily sarcastic, responses."--Bloomsbury PublishingOne of the arguments in Aristotle's On the Heavens propounds that the world neither came to be nor will perish. This volume contains the pagan Neoplatonist Simplicius of Cilicia's commentary on the first part of this this important work. The commentary is notable and unusual because Simplicius includes in his discussion lengthy representations of the Christian John Philoponus' criticisms of Aristotle along with his own, frequently sarcastic, responses. This is the first complete translation into a modern language of Simplicius' commentary, and is accompanied by a detailed introduction, extensive explanatory notes and a bibliography.Ancient commentators on Aristotle.Astronomy, AncientAncient GreeceAstronomy, GreekCosmologyCosmology, AncientAstronomy, Ancient.Astronomy, Greek.Cosmology.Cosmology, Ancient.523.10901Simpliciusof Cilicia,850766Mueller IanUtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910811050103321On Aristotle On the heavens 1.2-34087213UNINA