Philoponus
On Aristotle's on Coming-To-Be and Perishing 1.1-5 (Ancient Commentators on Aristotle)
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Author
Contributions
- C. J. F. Williams (Translator) - Contributor
Publication
1999-06-01 - Cornell University Press
Language
English
Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7848289M
- ISBN-139780801436154
- ISBN-10080143615X
- OCLC Control Number40602675
- Internet Archivephiloponusonaris0000phil
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- Library of Congress Control Number98055360
- LibraryThing2874520
- Goodreads4289905
Classifications
- LCCQ151 .P47313 1999
- LCCQ151.P47313 1999
Description
Of John 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 parts, the first covering chapters 1-1.3 (London : Bristol Classical Press, 2011), the second chapters 1.4-9 and 12.
Description
The first five chapters of Aristotle's De Generatione et Corruptione distinguish creation and destruction from mere qualitative change and from growth. But what inspires Philoponus most in his commentary on these chapters is the topic of organic growth. How does it take place without ingested matter getting into the same place as the growing body? And how is personal identity preserved, if our matter is always in flux, and our form depends on our matter? If we do not depend on the persistence of matter why are we not immortal? Analogous problems of identity arise also for inanimate beings. These topics of identity over time and the principles of causation are still matters of intense philosophical discussion.
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