Physics

Aristotle unlike Plato, kept his feet on the ground. Plato an aristocratic mystic no doubt schooled his pupil well but obviously he had his own ideas even if most are not taken seriously nowadays, but he reigned a long time. This version has a brilliant and scholarly introduction and study guide by David Bostock which is worth the price of admission in itself. Aristotle doesn't read easy, but so what. We have brains, that we only need to kick in.

I remember studying physics at school and my teacher recommended this book thanks to Mr Collins.

Good book

fine

Book came rather later than i had hoped so i had to complete the module i needed the book for before the book arrived. So haven't actually looked at it yet.

I needed this book for University it arrived on time and in very good condition. The book itself is quite difficult to get your head around but very interesting, this book was never meant to be published as it was lecture notes for Aristotle's students that he write himself so it makes it all the more interesting to see how professors taught their students many years ago. Still not finished the book as I have another two to read for lectures but I imagine it will not disappoint.

good reading material and aristotle's role in the ancient world

I do not recommend the Oxford World's Classics edition of this book. The introduction and notes are mostly unhelpful and negative. I compare it, by contrast, with the Penguin Classics edition of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, which has helpful notes and also an index and a glossary of Greek words. Aristotle's Physics itself is, of course, a work of five-star importance to any reader with an interest in philosophy and the history of science. The discussion on Continuity (Book VI) is particularly hard going, but most of the other books offer analyses and insights which relate to a modern understanding of physics and cosmology.

This is the best edition if you're not an expert and looking to learn more about the Physics. Why? 1 -- It has a really good, clearly-written, comprehensive introduction that covers all the main points in the book. 2 -- It has fantastic endnotes which clarify particular passages in the book. Basically I found that whenever I was reading along and I didn't understand something, there was an endnote written for that passage which made it more clear. 3 -- The translation itself, like all Waterfield translations I've seen, really tries for maximal readability and clarity, and flows as well as it can given the subject matter. If you're looking to study the Physics for the first time, no question this is the edition to go with.

Good for those who are actually studying Philosophy because to understand it well you will definitely need a mentor or a peofessor.

LA QUALITÉ DE CE LIVRE EST SUREMENT POURRI POUR ME FAIRE PARVENIR,sic``petit traité d vie`` en place et merci beaucoup pour ce fourbi

Received wrong book. There was no option for replacement and I can only seek refund and have to book again

I begin with two disclaimers: (1) I would not presume to "review" Aristotle, and (2) I do not know Greek. I recommend this edition of the "Physics". I cannot compare it to others, since I did not read others. But I did not read others because I was satisfied with this one. I found it both comprehensible and stylistically satisfying. I found the introduction and the notes on the text well worth reading. I have now read two books of Robin Waterfield's translations: this one, and "Conversations with Socrates", which contains four Socratic works of Xenophon. I happen to like the English style into which he renders the Greek.