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One of the arguments in Aristotle's On the Heavens propounds that the world neither came to be nor will perish. This volume contains the pagan Neoplatonist Simplicius of Cilicia's commentary on the first part of this this important work. The commentary is notable and unusual because Simplicius includes in his discussion lengthy representations of the Christian John Philoponus' criticisms of Aristotle along with his own, frequently sarcastic, responses. This is the first complete translation into

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Author

Simplicius, of Cilicia.; Ian Mueller

Publisher

Bristol Classical Press;Bloomsbury Academic

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781472557919

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, History

Updated

2026-03-24