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- Author: Alexander of Aphrodisias
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Year: 2014
- Pages: 240
- ISBN-10: 1472557743
- ISBN-13: 9781472557742
- Format: 15.6 x 23.4 x 0.9 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English
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This important commentary by Alexander of Aphrodisias on Aristotle's work on biochemistry was previously lost. However, four chapters of it have been re-identified in an Arabic translation by Emma Gannage and are here translated for the first time. The chapters were preserved in the writings of an eighth-century alchemist, Jabir ibn Hayyan. In addition to preserving an interesting example of very early cross-cultural scientific activity in the Muslim world, the newly discovered material is of philosophical importance: We learn how Alexander attempted to provide a unified theory that would unite Aristotle's chemistry with his elemental physics. As well as an English translation of the text, this volume includes a detailed introduction demonstrating the authenticity of the work and discussing its contribution to our understanding of ancient science.
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- Author: Alexander of Aphrodisias
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
- Year: 2014
- Pages: 240
- ISBN-10: 1472557743
- ISBN-13: 9781472557742
- Format: 15.6 x 23.4 x 0.9 cm, minkšti viršeliai
- Language: English English
This important commentary by Alexander of Aphrodisias on Aristotle's work on biochemistry was previously lost. However, four chapters of it have been re-identified in an Arabic translation by Emma Gannage and are here translated for the first time. The chapters were preserved in the writings of an eighth-century alchemist, Jabir ibn Hayyan. In addition to preserving an interesting example of very early cross-cultural scientific activity in the Muslim world, the newly discovered material is of philosophical importance: We learn how Alexander attempted to provide a unified theory that would unite Aristotle's chemistry with his elemental physics. As well as an English translation of the text, this volume includes a detailed introduction demonstrating the authenticity of the work and discussing its contribution to our understanding of ancient science.
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