On the heavens, I and II

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On the heavens, I and II

Aristotle ; edited and translated by Stuart Leggatt

Aris & Phillips, c1995

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Description

The first two books of Aristotle's On the Heavens (De Caelo) offer perspectives on the cosmology of a thinker whose ideas in this area were considered authoritative by many until the seventeenth century. This new translation and commentary provide the modern reader with the opportunity to appraise Aristotle's ideas in relation to the cosmologies of his predecessors. While tied to the thinking of the day, Aristotle nevertheless succeeded in placing cosmology on a new footing; indeed, as the commentary in this volume shows, his use of mathematics-style demonstration, along with his appeal to observation, in avoiding more standard forms of argument, resulted in a methodology that often shares common ground with today's cosmologies. Greek text, with facing-page English translation, introduction, notes and commentary.

Table of Contents

Preface INTRODUCTION Bibliography Glossary of Names ON THE HEAVENS Text and Translation COMMENTARY Index

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  • NCID
    BA28061286
  • ISBN
    • 085668662X
    • 0856686638
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    enggrc
  • Place of Publication
    Warminster
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 273 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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