ALBERTUS MAGNUS.

£3,650 · Offered by Sokol Books

An interesting incunabular edition of Albertus Magnus major Aristotelian commentary on the physical sciences. It was part of a project encompassing the printing of revised eds of Albertus Magnus works, overseen by the printers Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, in Venice, as stated in the initial privilege. Albertus Magnus (1200-80) was a German friar, later canonised, responsible for the establishment of the curriculum studiorum of the Dominicans, including the study of Aristotle. He was also conversant in the natural sciences, philosophy and astrology. After his death, several works on the secrets of nature were attributed to him. Physica is composed of 8 sections, each subdivided into numerous subsections all listed in the remarkably detailed table of contents. Part I discusses the categories of the natural sciences and the principles of logic in relation to ancient Greek philosophers, the determination of true/false statements, and its application to natural philosophy, contrary principles, the in potentia / in actu distinction, etc. Part II focuses on the definition of nature, matter, form, absence of matter, physical qualities, and causes. Part III defines motion, the concept of infinity in physical, philosophical, and mathematical terms. Part IV explains the concepts of locus , eternity, time and its properties. Part V includes the definition of intelligence, and the kinds of motion. Part VI tackles Zeno s paradox and divisibility. Part VII provides comparisons of co

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