| Title (english) | Pseudo-Aristotle, De Mundo (On the Cosmos) : A Commentary |
| Editor | Pavel Gregorić |
| Editor | George Karamanolis |
| Author's institution | Institute of Philosophy |
| Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline | HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philosophy History of Philosophy |
| Abstract (english) | 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. |
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| Language | english |
| Publication type | Edited book-Scientific book-Scientific monograph |
| Publication status | Published |
| Peer review | Peer review - international |
| Publication version | Accepted version |
| Pages | 246 |
| ISBN | 9781108876964 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1017/9781108876964 |
| URN:NBN | urn:nbn:hr:261:247886 |
| Printed book publication date | 2020-12 |
| Document URL | https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/pseudoaristotle-de-mundo-on-the-cosmos/FF7A618410C8EAC16D10A4E8943E499F#fndtn-information |
| Type of resource | Text |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Publishing place | Cambridge |
| Access conditions | Institutional access |
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| Created on | 2022-07-11 08:59:01 |
