Reading Aristotle's Physics VII.3 : "what is alteration?" : proceedings of the European Society for Ancient Philosophy conference : organized by the HYELE Institute for Comparative Studies, Vitznau, Switzerland, 12/15 April 2007

172 Pages·2012·1.29 MB·English

by  Natali

Reading Aristotle
PHYSICS VII.3
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Reading Aristotle
PHYSICS VII.3
“What Is Alteration?”
Proceedings
of the European Society for Ancient Philosophy Conference
organized by the HYELE Institute for Comparative Studies
Vitznau, Switzerland, 12–15 April 2007
Edited by
Stefano Maso, Carlo Natali, and Gerhard Seel
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Reading Aristotle: Physics VII.3 “what is alteration?” : proceedings of the
European Society for Ancient Philosophy conference : organized by the
HYELE Institute for Comparative Studies, Vitznau, Switzerland, 12/15 April
2007 / edited by Stefano Maso, Carlo Natali and Gerhard Seel.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 978-1-930972-73-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) -- ISBN 1-930972-73-3 (pbk. : alk.
paper) -- ISBN 978-1-930972-74-2 (e-book : alk. paper) -- ISBN 1-930972-74-1
(e-book : alk. paper)
1. Aristotle. Physics. Book 7--Congresses. 2. Science, Ancient--Congresses.
3. Physics--Early works to 1800. I. Maso, Stefano. II. Natali, Carlo, 1948- III.
Seel, Gerhard, 1940- IV. European Society for Ancient Philosophy.
Q151.R43 2011
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2011050131
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We dedicate this volume to the abiding memory of
Michael Frede.
The Vitznau Conference was the last of the many
“Reading Aristotle” gatherings he attended.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
List of Contributors xi
Foreword xiii
Stefano Maso
Introduction 1
Robert Wardy
Greek Text with English Translation (harmonized
by Stefano Maso and Gerhard Seel) 15
– Version α 17
– Version β 27
Analysis and Commentary:
Preliminary Remarks 37
Benjamin Morison and Gerhard Seel
Commentaries on the six Sections of the Chapter 43
– 245b3–246a9 by Benjamin Morison 43
– 246a10–246b3 by Ursula Coope 57
– 246b3–246b20 by István Bodnár 73
– 246b20–247a19 by Cristina Viano 85
– 247b1–247b13 by Frans A. J. de Haas 99
– 247b13–248a9 by Carlo Natali 109
Appendices 119
The Logical and Semantic Background of
Aristotle’s Argumentation 121
Gerhard Seel
Aristotle, Physics VII.3.245b3–248a9:
Towards a Fuller Synopsis of the Two Versions 131
Oliver Primavesi
Bibliography 137
Index Locorum 143
General Index 147
Index of Greek Terms 151
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Acknowledgments
In this volume we present the results of the conference on Aristotle’s
Physics, book VII, chapter 3, which took place in Vitznau (Switzerland)
from the 12th to the 15th of April 2007. The conference was orga-
nized by the European Society for Ancient Philosophy (ESAP) and
the HYELE Institute for Comparative Studies. We wish to thank
the latter for its generous sponsorship and the organizational sup-
port which made the conference possible. We also want to express
our gratitude to Parmenides Publishing who agreed to publish this
rather unusual and innovative work. We did not simply gather the
papers as presented at the conference, but continued our common
work on this difficult text, incorporating and harmonizing the input
from all participants in preparing this publication.
The following scholars participated in the Vitznau conference,
and we thank them for their valuable contributions to the debate:
István Bodnár, Damian Caluori, Tomás Calvo Martínes, Walter
Cavini, David Charles, Sylvana Chrysakopoulou, Ursula Coope,
John Cooper, Klaus Corcilius, Catherine Darbo-Peschanski, Frans
A. J. de Haas, Wolfgang Detel, Theodor Ebert, Michael Frede,
François Grandjean, Edward Halper, Arnold Hermann, Fritz-
Gregor Herrmann, Katerina Ierodiakonou, Doukas Kapantais,
George Karamanolis, Vassilis Karasmanis, Inna Kupreeva, Jean
Louis Labarrière, Anna Marmodoro, Stefano Maso, Fabio Morales,
Benjamin Morison, Carlo Natali, Catherine Osborne, Yamina Oudai
Celso, Michail Peramatzis, Christian Pfeiffer, Vasilis Politis, Oliver
Primavesi, Spyros Rangos, Christof Rapp, Dory Scaltsas, Gerhard
Seel, Miira Tuominen, and Cristina Viano.
Stefano Maso, Carlo Natali, Gerhard Seel
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