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Philoponus: On Aristotle Meteorology 1.4-9, 12

Hardback

Main Details

Title Philoponus: On Aristotle Meteorology 1.4-9, 12
Authors and Contributors      Translated by Inna Kupreeva
By (author) Philoponus
SeriesAncient Commentators on Aristotle
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - Ancient to c 500
ISBN/Barcode 9780715636756
ClassificationsDewey:551.5
Audience
Undergraduate

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bristol Classical Press
Publication Date 22 November 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Of Philoponus' commentary on the Meteorology only that on chapters 1-9 and 12 of the first book has been preserved. It is translated in this series in two volumes, the first covering chapters 1-3; the second (this volume) chapters 4-9 and 12. The subjects discussed here include the nature of fiery and light phenomena in the sky, the formation of comets, the Milky Way, the properties of moist exhalation, and the formation of hail. Philoponus pays special attention to the distinction between the apparent and the real among the sky phenomena; he criticises Aristotle's theory of the Milky Way as sublunary, and argues for its origin in the heavenly realm; gives a detailed exposition of Aristotelian theory of antiperistasis, mutual replacement of the hot and the cold, as the mechanism of condensation and related processes. As in the first volume, Philoponus demonstrates scholarly erudition and familiarity with methods and results of post-Aristotelian Greek science. Despite the fragmented state of the work and the genre of commentary, the reader will find the elements of a coherent picture of the cosmos based on a radical re-thinking of Aristotelian meteorology and physics.

Author Biography

Inna Kupreeva is Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Reviews

"'A massive scholarly achievement of the highest importance.' - The Times"