Simplicius of Cilicia Essays

  • The Doctrine of the Indefinite Terms in the Ancient Commentators of Aristotle

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    The Doctrine of the Indefinite Terms in the Ancient Commentators of Aristotle ABSTRACT: The ancient commentaries on Aristotle's Peri Hermeneias (De Interpretatione) give us important elements to understand more clearly some difficult passages of this treatise. In the case of the indefinite names and verbs (i.e. 'not-man', and 'does not recover', respectively), these commentaries reveal a doctrine which explains not only the nature of the indefinites, but also why Aristotle introduces these kinds

  • Biography Of Galileo Galilei

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    On February 15, 1563 in Pisa, Italy Galileo Galilei was born; the first son of a famous musician Vincenzo Galilei. He was educated in a monastery and considered entering priesthood. His father, however, wanted Galileo to be a doctor as it would be a more prosperous career. Galileo went to the University of Pisa to study medicine but while he was there he accidentally went to a geometry lecture. He then convinced his father to allow him to study mathematics instead of medicine . Because of financial