Les Commentaires de Simplicius et de Jean Philopon à la "Physique" d'Aristote: Tradition et Innovation / Edition 1

by Pantelis Golitsis

Overview

In Greek Late Antiquity philosophy defined itself above all through the interpretation of authoritative texts such as Plato’s dialogues or the treatises of Aristotle.

This work looks at the last Late Antique commentaries on Aristotle’s Physics, the pagan Simplicius and the Christian Philoponus (both 6th cent. AD). Golitsis demonstrates how differently the two contemporaries interpreted the philosophical tradition and how this led them to deduce different routes to finding the truth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110195415
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	07/15/2008
Series:	Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina , #3
Pages:	315
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.45(h) x (d)
Language:	French
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Pantelis Golitsis, Freie Universität Berlin.

Pantelis Golitsis, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Editorial Reviews

"[...] a valuable account of some central issues in the study of two major Aristotelian commentators."
Robert B. Todd in: BMCR 2009.04.76

"[...] G. [hat] einen weiteren Baustein zum besseren Verständnis der spätantiken Kommentartradition vorgelegt [...]."
Matthias Perkams in: Gnomon 83/2 (2011)

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