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,
Alexander of Aphrodisias
Alexander of Aphrodisias ( grc-gre, Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Ἀφροδισιεύς, translit=Alexandros ho Aphrodisieus; AD) was a Peripatetic philosopher and the most celebrated of the Ancient Greek commentators on the writings of Aristotl ...
, and
Cassius Iatrosophista Cassius Felix (), also Cassius Felix of Cirta, was a Roman African medical writer probably native of Constantina. He is known for having written in AD 447 a Latin treatise titled ''De Medicina''. The little we can say of the author comes from his ...
.
[ Ann M. Blair, "The ''Problemata'' as a Natural Philosophical Genre," in ]Anthony Grafton
Anthony Thomas Grafton (born May 21, 1950) is an American historian of early modern Europe and the Henry Putnam University Professor of History at Princeton University, where he is also the Director the Program in European Cultural Studies. He i ...
and Nancy Siraisi, eds., ''Natural Particulars: Nature and the Disciplines in Renaissance Europe'', p
173
/ref> The medieval and Renaissance 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
Works by Aristotle
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