Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.3-4

Simplicius#xE2;#xAC;" responses to Philoponus#xE2;#xAC;" Against Aristotle on the Eternity of the World are presented in English for the first time by Ian Mueller in his translation of Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.2-3 (his previous volume in this series) and 1.3-4 (the present volume). Philoponus, the Christian, had argued that Aristotle#xE2;#xAC;"s arguments do not succeed. For all they show to the contrary, Christianity may be right that the heavens were brought into existence by the only divine being and one moment in time, and will cease to exist at some future moment. Simplicius upholds the pagan view that the heavens are eternal and divine, and argues that their eternity is shown by their astronomical movements coupled with certain principles of Aristotle.

Ian Mueller was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Chicago, USA.

Abbreviations
Introduction
Translation of the text commented on (On the Heavens 1.3, 270a12-4); outline of the commentary
Translation of the commentary
Notes
Appendix 1. The ‘fragments’ of Philoponus, Against Aristotle
Appendix 2. The ‘fragments’ of Alexander’s commentary on De Caelo
Appendix 3. On the purity of the elements
Appendix 4. The signs of the zodiac
Bibliography
Textual Questions
English-Greek Glossary
Greek-English Index
Index of Passages
(a) Passages quoted by Simplicius
(b) Early texts cited in the notes
Index of Names
(a) Names mentioned by Simplicius
Scholars cited in the Introduction and Notes to the
Translation
Subject Index