Download or read book Philoponus: On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 1.1-8 written by John Philoponus and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 2008-03-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aristotle's "Posterior Analytics" elaborates the notions of science and the requirements for the distinctive kind of knowledge scientists possess. This book explores the foundations of Aristotle's theory, pointing out the similarities and differences between scientific and other types of knowledge, and establishing the need for basic principles.