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Simplicius

By Hankinson, R. J.

Simplicius

By Hankinson, R. J.

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Aristotle argues in On the Heavens 1.5-7 that there can be no infinitely large body, and in 1.8-9 that there cannot be more than one physical world. As a corollary in 1.9, he infers that there is no place, vacuum or time beyond the outermost stars. As one argument in favour of a single world, he argues that his four elements: earth, air, fire and water, have only one natural destination apiece. Moreover they accelerate as they approach it and acceleration cannot be unlimited. However, the Neoplatonist Simplicius, who wrote the commentary in the sixth century AD (here translated into English), tells us that this whole world view was to be rejected by Strato, the third head of Aristotle's school. At the same time, he tells us the different theories of acceleration in Greek philosophy.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2004-03-18
Publication Date:
2004-03-18
Publisher:
Bristol Classical Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0715632310
ISBN13:
9780715632314
Weight:
458 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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