The Text if Physics VIII 1. 250b13 as a Case Study

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Abstract

The contribution is a follow-up to my textual note in Aristotelica 3 (2023) on Physics VIII 1.250b1. What is at issue is a previously neglected lectio difficilior concerning cosmic motion, i.e., εἰ ἦν καὶ ἀεὶ ἔσται, “if it was [always] there, it will also always be”, vs. ἀεὶ ἦν καὶ ἀεὶ ἔσται, “it was there always and it will al- ways be”. The theoretical relevance of the reading emerged more clearly in the subsequent debate: it may imply a hypothetical foundation of Aristotle’s the- ory of the eternity of cosmic motion, hence, of the cosmos itself, and hence, of its first unmoved principle. The question is: how can this case study con- tribute to the evolving research field of Aristotelian textual criticism? I will provide a more comprehensive answer in ‘Aristotle’s Earliest Extant Manu- scripts. New Doubts and Perspectives’ forthcoming in Aristotelica 6.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)81-99
Numero di pagine19
RivistaAristotelica
Volume5
Numero di pubblicazione5
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2024

Keywords

  • Aristotle’s Theory of the Eternity of the World
  • Hypothetical Premises in Aristotle’s Physics
  • Textual Transmission of Aristotle’s Works
  • Ms. Vindobonensis Phil. gr. 100
  • Ms. Parisinus gr. 1853

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