Description
| Product ID: | 9781108819855 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Pseudo-Aristotle: De Mundo (On the Cosmos) |
| Subtitle: | A Commentary |
| Authors: | Author: George Karamanolis, Pavel Gregoric |
| Page Count: | 257 |
| Subjects: | Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 |
| Description: | De mundo is a protreptic to philosophy and a work of both cosmology and theology, inspired by Aristotle. It is unique in presenting both a scientific explanation of the universe and a philosophical account focusing on the supreme cause of the universe's coherence and stability, God. De mundo is a protreptic to philosophy in the form of a letter to Alexander the Great and is traditionally ascribed to Aristotle. It offers a unique view of the cosmos, God and their relationship, which was inspired by Aristotle but written by a later author. The author provides an outline of cosmology, geography and meteorology, only to argue that a full understanding of the cosmos cannot be achieved without a proper grasp of God as its ultimate cause. To ensure such a grasp, the author provides a series of twelve carefully chosen interlocking analogies, building a complex picture in the reader''s mind. The work develops a distinctly Aristotelian picture of God and the cosmos while paying tribute to pre-Aristotelian philosophers and avoiding open criticism of rival schools of philosophy. De mundo exercised considerable influence in late antiquity and then in the Renaissance and Early Modern times. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-03-10 |