{"product_id":"olympiodorus-richard-sorabji-9781350531246","title":"Olympiodorus: On Aristotle Meteorology 2-3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOlympiodorus the Younger was perhaps the last non-Christian philosopher to teach publicly in Alexandria. \u003c\/b\u003eIn this commentary, he studies Aristotle's views on topics ranging from the nature of the sea to the causes of winds, halo, and rainbow. As a Platonist, Olympiodorus occasionally promotes interesting interpretations, for instance attributing to Aristotle the thesis that the sea is the entirety of water, even though Aristotle had stated the opposite. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With detailed notes and supporting contextual introduction, plus Greek and English indices, this translation will be of interest to students of ancient Greek sciences in general and Aristotle's \u003ci\u003eMeteorology\u003c\/i\u003e in particular.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Sorabji\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350531243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350531246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.11d","brand":"Richard Sorabji","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48623551381759,"sku":"9781350531246","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/olympiodorus-richard-sorabji-9781350531246","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}