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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge ... more

In this volume Simplicius deals with Aristotle’s account of the Presocratics, and for many of them he is our chief or...... more

, the Neoplatonist Simplicius, who wrote the commentary in the sixth century AD (here translated into English), tells us...... more

and indestructible. In Simplicius’ commentary, translated here, we see a battle royal between the Neoplatonist Simplicius...... more

the heavenly bodies create light, and, in the case of the sun, heat. The value of Simplicius’ commentary on On the Heavens...... more

Simplicius’ commentary on Aristotle’s Categories is the most comprehensive philosophical critique of the work ever...... more

being genuine change. Aristotle’s successor Theophrastus, we are told, and Simplicius himself, prefer to admit relational...... more

the heavenly bodies create light, and, in the case of the sun, heat. The topics covered in this part of Simplicius...... more

, Simplicius’ commentary is one of our main sources of quotations of the Presocratics. Ian Mueller’s translation of this commentary...... more

This is the first English translation of Simplicius’ responses to Philoponus’ Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the...... more

, not apparent. Even a member of his school, Xenarchus, we are told, rejected his fifth element. The Neoplatonist Simplicius...... more

volume contains the pagan Neoplatonist Simplicius of Cilicia’s commentary on the first part of this this important work. The...... more

Commenting on the end of Aristotle’s On the Heavens Book 3, Simplicius examines Aristotle’s criticisms of Plato’s...... more

Simplicius’ commentary on Book Six. Simplicius, the greatest ancient authority on Aristotle’s Physics whose works have survived...... more

Simplicius’ greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on Physics 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. The...... more

Commenting on the end of Aristotle On the Heavens Book 3, Simplicius examines Aristotle’s criticisms of Plato’s theory...... more