The ''Problemata physica'' or just ''Problems'' ( el, Προβλήματα; la, Problemata) is an
Aristotelian or possibly
pseudo-Aristotelian collection of problems written in a question and answer format. The collection, gradually assembled by the
peripatetic school, reached its final form anywhere between the third century BC and the 6th century AD. The work is divided by topic into 38 sections, and the whole contains almost 900 problems.
Later writers to compose question-and-answer works in imitation of ''Problemata'' include
Plutarch
Plutarch (; grc-gre, Πλούταρχος, ''Ploútarchos''; ; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his ''P ...
,
Alexander of Aphrodisias, and
Cassius Iatrosophista.
Ann M. Blair
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, "The ''Problemata'' as a Natural Philosophical Genre," in Anthony Grafton and Nancy Siraisi, eds., ''Natural Particulars: Nature and the Disciplines in Renaissance Europe'', p
173
/ref> The medieval
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and Renaissance
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commentators of Aristotle's ''Problemata'' include Pietro d'Abano (whose ''Expositio'' of 1310 was reprinted in a number of early editions), Giulio Guastavini and Ludovico Settala
Ludovico Settala, also known by his Latin name of Ludovicus Septalius, was an Italian physician during the Renaissance.
Biography
Ludovico Settala was born in Milan on February 27, 1552, the son of Francesco Settala and Giulia Ripa. He studied ...
.
See also
*Corpus Aristotelicum
The Corpus Aristotelicum is the collection of Aristotle's works that have survived from antiquity through medieval manuscript transmission. These texts, as opposed to Aristotle's works that were lost or intentionally destroyed, are technical ph ...
Notes
External links
* E. S. Forster, translator (1927
''Problemata'', volume VII ''Works of Aristotle''
via Internet Archive
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Works by Aristotle
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