Aquinas on Matter and Form and the Elements: A Translation and Interpretation of the De Principiis Naturae and the De Mixtione Elementorum of St. Thomas Aquinas

Bobik, Joseph/ Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

ISBN 10: 0268020000 / ISBN 13: 9780268020002

Published by Univ of Notre Dame Pr, 1998

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1st edition. 325 pages. 8.75x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aquinas on Matter and Form and the Elements: A Translation and Interpretation of the De Principiis Naturae and the De Mixtione Elementorum of St. Thomas Aquinas
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0268020000
• ISBN 13: 9780268020002
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.51 kilograms

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Synopsis

Joseph Bobik offers a translation of Aquinas’s De Principiis Naturae (circa 1252) and De Mixtione Elementorum (1273) accompanied by a continuous commentary, followed by two essays: “Elements in the Composition of Physical Substances” and “The Elements in Aquinas and the Elements Today.” The Principles of Nature introduces the reader to the basic Aristotelian principles such as matter and form, the four causes so fundamental to Aquinas’s philosophy. On Mixture of the Elements examines the question of how the four elements (earth, air, fire, and water) remain within the physical things composed from them.

About the Author

Joseph Bobik is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of numerous books, including Aquinas On Matter and Form and the Elements (University of Notre Dame Press, 1998), among others.