On Aristotle On coming-to-be and perishing 2.2-5
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On Aristotle On coming-to-be and perishing 2.2-5
(Ancient commentators on Aristotle)
Bloomsbury Academic, 2014, c2005
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Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Université Panthéon-Sorbonne, 1998
Translated from the Arabic translation (apud Jābir b. Ḥayyān) of the original Ancient Greek
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Some copies have different size: 30 cm
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Description
This important commentary by Alexander of Aphrodisias on Aristotle's work on biochemistry was previously lost. However, four chapters of it have been re-identified in an Arabic translation by Emma Gannage and are here translated for the first time. The chapters were preserved in the writings of an eighth-century alchemist, Jabir ibn Hayyan. In addition to preserving an interesting example of very early cross-cultural scientific activity in the Muslim world, the newly discovered material is of philosophical importance: We learn how Alexander attempted to provide a unified theory that would unite Aristotle's chemistry with his elemental physics. As well as an English translation of the text, this volume includes a detailed introduction demonstrating the authenticity of the work and discussing its contribution to our understanding of ancient science.
Table of Contents
Guest Editor's preface
Author's preface
Introduction
Translation
Appendix: Treatise of Ya'qub b. Ishaq al-Isra'ili al-Mahalli
Bibliography
English-Arabic Glossary
Arabic-English Index
Subject Index
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