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Geoffrey of Aspall, Part 1: Questions on Aristotle's Physics: Vol. 26 (Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi)
Ashworth, E. Jennifer. Ed(S): Donati, Sylvia
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hardcover. Aspall's commentary on Physics poses questions that discuss crucial issues of Aristotle's natural philosophy: matter, form, nature, change, time, the infinite and the continuum, eternity of the world. This major source for studying the introduction of Aristotelianism to Oxford in the mid-13th century is edited in Latin with English translation. Editor(s): Donati, Sylvia. Series: Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi. Num Pages: 700 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; HPCB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Geoffrey of Aspall, who died in 1287 and was master of Arts by 1262, was active at Oxford in the years 1255 to1265. He wrote commentaries on several Aristotelian works, and was certainly a major protagonist of the introduction of Aristotelian learning to Oxford. In particular, he produced a very extensive question-style commentary on Aristotle's Physics, which contains important discussions of the fundamental topics of Aristotle's natural philosophy, like matter, form, natural agency, causes, change, the infinite and the continuum, time, the eternity of the world, self-movers. Aspall's Physics commentary shows the influence of Grosseteste's metaphysics of light and of ... Read more
Geoffrey of Aspall, who died in 1287 and was master of Arts by 1262, was active at Oxford in the years 1255 to1265. He wrote commentaries on several Aristotelian works, and was certainly a major protagonist of the introduction of Aristotelian learning to Oxford. In particular, he produced a very extensive question-style commentary on Aristotle's Physics, which contains important discussions of the fundamental topics of Aristotle's natural philosophy, like matter, form, natural agency, causes, change, the infinite and the continuum, time, the eternity of the world, self-movers. Aspall's Physics commentary shows the influence of Grosseteste's metaphysics of light and of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
Series
Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi
Number of Pages
700
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197265994
SKU
V9780197265994
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About Ashworth, E. Jennifer. Ed(S): Donati, Sylvia
Silvia Donati is a researcher at the Albertus Magnus Institut in Bonn. She is currently working on the critical edition of Albert the Great's corpus on the Parva Naturalia. Her research focuses on the 13th and early 14th century reception on Aristotle's Libri naturales. Her most recent publications include: Tra psicologia e filosofia della natura: la teoria delle species nella ... Read more
Reviews for Geoffrey of Aspall, Part 1: Questions on Aristotle's Physics: Vol. 26 (Auctores Britannici Medii Aevi)
This is an accurate, erudite and stringent translation of Geoffrey of Aspall's question-style commentary of Aristotle's Physics.
Jason Wakefield, Avello Publishing Journal
...a rich and interesting book...This excellent Latin edition and lucid accompanying English translation will undoubtedly serve researchers fro generations to come.
Boaz Faraday Schuman, The Journal of Medieval Latin
Jason Wakefield, Avello Publishing Journal
...a rich and interesting book...This excellent Latin edition and lucid accompanying English translation will undoubtedly serve researchers fro generations to come.
Boaz Faraday Schuman, The Journal of Medieval Latin