Philoponus: Against Proclus On the Eternity of the World 9-11

Informationen zum Autor Inna Kupreeva is Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh. Michael Share is Honorary Research Fellow at the School of History & Classics, University of Tasmania, Australia. Klappentext In one of the most original books of late antiquity, Philoponus argues for the Christian view that matter can be created by God out of nothing. It needs no prior matter for its creation. At the same time, Philoponus transforms Aristotle's conception of prime matter as an incorporeal 'something - I know not what' that serves as the ultimate subject for receiving extension and qualities. On the contrary, says Philoponus, the ultimate subject is extension. It is three-dimensional extension with its exact dimensions and any qualities unspecified. Moreover, such extension is the defining characteristic of body. Hence, so far from being incorporeal, it is body, and as well as being prime matter, it is form - the form that constitutes body. This uses, but entirely disrupts, Aristotle's conceptual apparatus. Finally, in Aristotle's scheme of categories, this extension is not to be classified under the second category of quantity, but under the first category of substance as a substantial quantity. This volume contains an English translation of Philoponus' commentary, detailed notes and introduction, and a bibliography. Zusammenfassung In one of the most original books of late antiquity, "Philoponus"argues for the Christian view that matter can be created by God out ofnothing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction Textual Emendations TRANSLATION Notes Bibliography English-Greek Glossary Greek-English Index Index of Passages Cited Subject Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philoponus, John Philoponus
• Con la collaborazione di: Michael Griffin (Editore), Michael Share (Traduzione), Share Michael (Traduzione)
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.04.2014
• EAN: 9781472557889
• ISBN: 978-1-4725-5788-9
• Pagine: 176
• Serie: Ancient Commentators on Aristo; Ancient Commentators on Aristotle; Ancient Commentators on Aristo
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / General, Ancient Greece, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, PHILOSOPHY / Criticism, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500