Alexander of Aprodisias On Aristotle Meteorology 4 [Paperback]

Aristotle'sMeteorologyBook 4 provides an account of the formation of minerals, metals and other homogeneous stuffs. Eric Lewis argues that, in doing so, it offers fresh insight into Aristotle's concept of matter. The four elements (earth, air, fire and water) do have matter, and their matter is the contraries - hot and cold, moist and dry. Lewis further argues that in the text translated here, the only extant ancient commentary on theMeteorology, Alexander of Aphrodisias supports this interpretation of Aristotle. Such a conception of matter complements the account given at an earlier point in the corpus of Aristotle's work inOn Generation and Corruptionand is confirmed by the account at later points in the biological works, although it adds further detail.Meteorology4 emerges as an important book. Alexander's commentary is here translated into English for the first time.

Preface
Introduction
Textual Emendations
TRANSLATION
Notes
Bibliography English-Greek
Glossary Greek-English Index
Index of Passages Cited
Subject
Index

Eric Lewisis Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy, McGill University, Canada.