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On Aristotle's On coming-to-be and perishing 2.2-5 by Alexander of Aphrodisias, Adamson, (Ed., Peter Adamson,) (Trans., Emma Gannage) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This important commentary by Alexander of Aphrodisias on Aristotle's work on biochemistry was previously lost. However, four chapters of it have been re-identified in an Arabic translation by Emma Gannage and are here translated for the first time. The chapters were preserved in the writings of an eighth-century alchemist, Jabir ibn Hayyan. In addition to preserving an interesting example of very early cross-cultural scientific activity in the Muslim world, the newly discovered material is of philosophical importance: We learn how Alexander attempted to provide a unified theory that would unite Aristotle's chemistry with his elemental physics. As well as an English translation of the text, this volume includes a detailed introduction demonstrating the authenticity of the work and discussing its contribution to our understanding of ancient science.

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Author

Alexander of Aphrodisias, Adamson, (Ed., Peter Adamson,) (Trans., Emma Gannage)

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic; Bloomsbury

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780715633038

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Philosophy, Chemistry