Themistius : on Aristotle physics 5-8
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Themistius' treatment of Books 5-8 of Aristotle's Physics shows this commentator's capacity to identify, isolate and discuss the core ideas in Aristotle's account of change, his theory of the continuum, and his doctrine of the unmoved mover. His paraphrase offered his ancient students, as they will now offer his modern readers, an opportunity to encounter central features of Aristotle's physical theory, synthesizedand epitomized in a manner that has always marked Aristotelian exegesis but was raised to a new level by the innovative method of paraphrase pioneered by Themistius. Taking selectiv.Abstract: Discusses the core ideas in Aristotle's account of change, his theory of the continuum, and his doctrine of the unmoved mover. This book covers the central features of Aristotle's physical theory,synthesized and epitomized in a manner that has always marked Aristotelian exegesis.
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- Themistius & Robert B. Todd
- Language
- English
- Series
- Ancient commentators on Aristotle
- ISBN
- 9781472501554
- Release date
- 2008
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Themistius' treatment of Books 5-8 of Aristotle's Physics shows this commentator's capacity to identify, isolate and discuss the core ideas in Aristotle's ac...