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Simplicius' greatest contribution in his commentary on Aristotle on <i>Physics</i> 1.5-9 lies in his treatment of matter. The sixth-century philosopher starts with a valuable elucidation of what Aristotle means by 'principle' and 'element' in <i>Physics</i>. Simplicius' own conception of matter is of a quantity that is utterly diffuse because of its extreme distance from its source, the Neoplatonic One, and he tries to find this conception both in Plato's account of space and in a stray remark o

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Author

Simplicius, Han Baltussen, Michael Atkinson, Michael Share, Ian Mueller

Publisher

Duckworth : [Poi] Bristol Classical Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781780932101

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Science, Philosophy, History

Updated

2026-03-24