ISBN:
9781350127241
,
9781350189294
Language:
English
Pages:
[vii], 187 Seiten
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24 cm
Year of publication:
2020
Series Statement:
Ancient commentators on Aristotle
Uniform Title:
In Aristotelis Metaphysica 12 paraphrasis
Parallel Title:
Erscheint mit Themistius, 317 - 388 Themistius' paraphrase of Aristotle's Metaphysics 12
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Themistius
DDC:
110
Keywords:
Aristotle
;
Metaphysics Early works to 1800
;
Philosophy, Ancient Early works to 1800
;
Quelle
Abstract:
"This is the only commentary on Aristotle's theological work, Metaphysics, Book 12, to survive from the first six centuries CE - the heyday of ancient Greek commentary on Aristotle. Though the Greek text itself is lost, a full English translation is presented here for the first time, based on Arabic versions of the Greek and a Hebrew version of the Arabic. In his commentary Themistius offers an extensive re-working of Aristotle, confirming that the first principle of the universe is indeed Aristotle's God as intellect, not the intelligibles thought by God. The identity of intellect with intelligibles had been omitted by Aristotle in Metaphysics 12, but is suggested in his Physics 3.3 and On the Soul 3, and later by Plotinus. Laid out here in an accessible translation and accompanied by extensive commentary notes, introduction and indexes, the work will be of interest for students and scholars of Neoplatonist philosophy, ancient metaphysics, and textual transmission"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The original Greek text is lost; this is a translation of the hypothetical Greek text, based on the surviving Hebrew and Arabic translations.
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