| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Philosophia antiqua : a series of studies on ancient philosophy, 0079-1687 ; v. 133 |
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Philosophia antiqua ; v. 133.
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| Contents |
Preface; Acknowledgments; Conventions; List of Figures; The Argument; Introduction; Chapter One. The Heresy of Non-Homocentric Aetherial Motion; Chapter Two. The Heretical Rejection of All Hypotheses; Chapter Three. Simplicius, the Apologist; Chapter Four. Simplicius, the Historian; Chapter Five. Conclusion; Translation; In Aristotelis de caelo 2.10; In Aristotelis de caelo 2.11; In Aristotelis de caelo 2.12; Figures; Comments; Comments: In de caelo 2.10; Comments: In de caelo 2.11; Comments: In de caelo 2.12; Bibliography; Index of Passages; Index of Names; Index of Subjects |
| Summary |
The book contends that the digression ending Simplicius' In de caelo 2.12 is not a proper history of early Greek planetary theory, but a creative atempt to show that to accept Ptolemy's planetary hypotheses one need not repudiate Aristotle's argument that the cosmos is eternal |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Simplicius, of Cilicia.
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Aristotle. De caelo.
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Simplicius, of Cilicia |
| SUBJECT |
De caelo (Aristotle) fast |
| Subject |
Astronomy -- Early works to 1800
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Astronomy
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bowen, Alan C.
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| ISBN |
9789004241718 |
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900424171X |
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