This commentary of Aquinas on the first book of the Physics of Aristotle is a summary of the thought of the Pre-Socratics and of Aristotle's approach to cosmology. A unit with all cross-references in English, it clarifies the thought of the ancients and of the medieval Aquinas with regard to the philosophy of nature; it presents all of this as a basis for subsequent philosophy of science. This work can be read by the layman; it can be used as a text for an introduction to philosophy course; and it can be read with profit by one seeking a fully researched work in ancient philosophy. The work is…mehr
This commentary of Aquinas on the first book of the Physics of Aristotle is a summary of the thought of the Pre-Socratics and of Aristotle's approach to cosmology. A unit with all cross-references in English, it clarifies the thought of the ancients and of the medieval Aquinas with regard to the philosophy of nature; it presents all of this as a basis for subsequent philosophy of science. This work can be read by the layman; it can be used as a text for an introduction to philosophy course; and it can be read with profit by one seeking a fully researched work in ancient philosophy. The work is a long overdue text for both the history of ancient philosophy and of the synthesis of ancient philosophers with that of Aquinas. It presents in English both the text of Aristotle and that of Aquinas' Commentary.
The Author: Florence M. Hetzler is a professor of philosophy at Fordham University. She has explored the whatness of the universe from the 650,000,000 year-old fossils on the rocks at her home at Cape Vincent, New York, to those of Antarctica, and through her great interest in space probes. Her interest in ancient philosophy as a basis for subsequent philosophy is well-known. She has been President of the Round Table of Philosophy for over a decade; founded the International Brancusi Society for bringing together artists and philosophers; received the Teacher of the Year Award at Fordham University; has been a Fulbright Scholar at the Sorbonne; and has published and lectured widely on ancient philosophy. She is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science as well as a member of the Explorers Club.
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Contents: Translation of the commentary of Aquinas' Physics - Appendix and the translation into English of all cross-references.
