{"product_id":"alexander-of-aphrodisias-r-w-sharples-9781780934594","title":"Alexander of Aphrodisias: Quaestiones 2.16-3.15","description":"This volume completes the translation in this series of \u003ci\u003eQuaestiones \u003c\/i\u003eattributed to Alexander of Aphrodisias, the leading ancient commentator on Aristotle. The \u003ci\u003eQuaestiones\u003c\/i\u003e are concerned with physics and metaphysics, psychology and divine providence. They exemplify the process whereby Aristotle's thought came to be organised into 'Aristotelianism' and show how interpretations were influenced by doctrines of Hellenistic philosophy. Some, translated into Arabic and thence into Latin, played a part in the transmission of ancient Greek philosophy to the medieval world. \u003cbr\u003eThose interested in Aristotle's psychological views will find this half of \u003ci\u003eQuaestiones\u003c\/i\u003e particularly valuable. Ten of the problems discussed explicitly involve issues raised in \u003ci\u003eOn the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, including the unity of apperception and the transition from first to second actuality in the act of contemplation. A further dozen concern problems in physical theory, including infinity, necessity and potentiality. \u003ci\u003eQuaestio \u003c\/i\u003e2.21 concerns divine providence and helps supplement our knowledge of Alexander's position based on surviving Arabic fragments of his \u003ci\u003eOn Providence\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. W. Sharples\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780934599\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780934594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.46d","brand":"R. W. Sharples","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190831313151,"sku":"9781780934594","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcd2c890-f3f0-41d6-8551-61278907bbea.jpg?v=1690872615","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alexander-of-aphrodisias-r-w-sharples-9781780934594","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}