{"product_id":"9780715638576","title":"Simplicius: On Aristotle Physics 1.5-9","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAncient Commentators on Aristotle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSimplicius: On Aristotle Physics 1.5-9\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRichard Sorabji | Han Baltussen | Michael Griffin | Michael Atkinson | Michael Share | Ian Mueller\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSimplicius' greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on \u003ci\u003ePhysics\u003c\/i\u003e 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by 'principle' and 'element' in \u003ci\u003ePhysics\u003c\/i\u003e. Simplicius' own conception of matter is of a quantity that is utterly diffuse because of its extreme distance from its source, the Neoplatonic One, and he tries to find this conception both in Plato's account of space and in a stray remark of Aristotle's. Finally, Simplicius rejects the Manichaean view that matter is evil and answers a Christian objection that to make matter imperishable is to put it on a level with God.  This is the first translation of Simplicius' important work into English.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEditor\/Translators:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHan Baltussen\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Thought at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and the author of \u003ci\u003eTheophrastus Against the Presocratics and Plato: Peripatetic Dialectic in the De sensibus\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a former teacher of Classics at Eton College, UK. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Share\u003c\/b\u003e is Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History \u0026amp; Classics, University of Tasmania. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Mueller\u003c\/b\u003e was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 August 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBristol Classical Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780715638576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53977411223692,"sku":"9780715638576","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780715638576","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}