Gregoric, Pavel
Pseudo-Aristotle: de Mundo (on the Cosmos): A Commentary
- ISBN 13:
- 9781108819855
- author:
- Gregoric, Pavel
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 258
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Professional & Vocational, Nonfiction, Philosophy,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Aristotle's influence on Western philosophy is evident in this ancient text, which presents a unique view of the cosmos and its relationship with God. Written as a letter to Alexander the Great, De mundo offers an outline of cosmology, geography, and meteorology before arguing that a full understanding of the universe requires a proper grasp of God as its ultimate cause.
The work employs twelve carefully chosen interlocking analogies to build a complex picture in the reader's mind. This distinctly Aristotelian picture of God and the cosmos is developed while paying tribute to pre-Aristotelian philosophers, avoiding open criticism of rival schools of philosophy. The text's influence can be seen in late antiquity and during the Renaissance and Early Modern periods.
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