Aristotelianism in the First Century BCE: Xenarchus of Seleucia

Andrea Falcon (Concordia University, Montreal)

Aristotelianism in the First Century BCE: Xenarchus of Seleucia
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
15 September 2016
Pages
240
ISBN
9781107525863

Aristotelianism in the First Century BCE: Xenarchus of Seleucia

Andrea Falcon (Concordia University, Montreal)

This book is a full study of the remaining evidence for Xenarchus of Seleucia, one of the earliest interpreters of Aristotle. Andrea Falcon places the evidence in its context, the revival of interest in Aristotle’s philosophy that took place in the first century BCE. Xenarchus is often presented as a rebel, challenging Aristotle and the Aristotelian tradition. Falcon argues that there is more to Xenarchus and his philosophical activity than an opposition to Aristotle; he was a creative philosopher, and his views are best understood as an attempt to revise and update Aristotle’s philosophy. By looking at how Xenarchus negotiated different aspects of Aristotle’s philosophy, this book highlights elements of rupture as well as strands of continuity within the Aristotelian tradition.

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