Simplicius: On Aristotle on the Heavens 3.7-4.6

by Simplicius

Book Overview

Commenting on the end of Aristotle's On the Heavens Book 3, Simplicius examines Aristotle's criticisms of Plato's theory of elemental chemistry in the Timaeus. Plato makes the characteristics of the four elements depend on the shapes of component corpuscles and ultimately on the arrangement of the triangles which compose them. Simplicius preserves and criticizes the contributions made to the debate in lost works by two other major...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472557859
• ISBN13: 9781472557858
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"