Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 2.1-9
Aristotle believed that the outermost stars are carried round us on a transparent sphere. There are directions in the universe and a preferred direction of rotation. The sun moon and planets are carried on different revolving spheres. The spheres and celestial bodies are composed of an everlasting fifth element, which has none of the ordinary contrary properties like heat and cold which could destroy it, but only the facility for uniform rotation. But this creates problems as to how the heavenly bodies create light, and, in the case of the sun, heat. The value of Simplicius' commentary on On the Heavens 2,1-9 lies both in its preservation of…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Mueller, Ian (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4725-0113-4
- EAN: 9781472501134
- Produktnummer: 17035773
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'870 KB
Über den Autor
Ian Mueller was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago.
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