Studies on Alexander of Aphrodisias’ On Mixture and Growth

Download or read book Studies on Alexander of Aphrodisias’ On Mixture and Growth written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-11-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume sheds new light on Alexander of Aphrodisias’ On Mixture and Growth as an intelligent and carefully crafted rebuttal of Stoic blending, which Alexander regarded as the closest rival of his own brand of hylomorphism. The authors explore Alexander’s dialectical method and determine the precise character of the Stoic theory he attacks. The problematic notions of mutual co-extension and infinite division appear in their proper context, while the successive stages of the process of blending are carefully distinguished from the resulting state of the blend. In this perspective the discussion of growth that closes Alexander’s work finds its natural place.