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      John Philoponus

      John Philoponus, also known as John the Grammarian or John of Alexandria, was a Christian philosopher, theologian, scientist, and literary scholar.

      Philoponus was born in Alexandria around 490 A.D. He…

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      The Reception of John Philoponus’ Natural Philosophy

      In some of his most famous works, John Philoponus (c. 490-570 CE) confronts numerous aspects of Aristotle's philosophy and science. Yet the influence of these reinterpretations and critiques remains under-examined…

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      John Philoponus on Physical Place

      Ioannis Papachristou

      First philosophical monograph exclusively focusing on John Philoponus’ theory of place and the void.

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      John Philoponus: A Study and Translation of the  Arbiter

      Uwe Lang

      The Alexandrian polymath John Philoponus (c. 490-575 AD) is best known to scholars as the outstanding philosopher from the Neoplatonic school of Ammonius Hermeiou and prolific commentator on Aristotle who…

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      John Philoponus’ Criticism of Aristotle’s Theory of Aether

      Christian Wildberg

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      On Aristotle’s On Coming-To-Be and Perishing 2.5 11

      Philoponus,John Philoponus

      Subjects covered in this, the third and last, volume of translation of this work include: why the elements are four in number; what’s wrong with Empedocles’ theory of elements; how…

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      On Aristotles on the Soul 2.712

      Philoponus,John Philoponus

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      Against Proclus’ On the Eternity of the World 12-18

      Philoponus,Michael S Philoponus,John Philoponus

      In chapters 12-18 of Against Proclus, Philoponus continues to do battle against Proclus’ arguments for the beginninglessness and everlastingness of the ordered universe. In this final section there are three…

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      Against Aristotle

      John Philoponus

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      On Aristotle Physics 2

      John Philoponus

      Book 2 of the Physics is arguably the best introduction to Aristotle’s work, both because it explains some of his central concepts, such as nature and the four causes, and…

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      On Aristotle Physics 3

      John Philoponus

      Book 3 of Aristotle’s Physics primarily concerns two important concepts for his theory of nature: change and infinity. Change is important because, in Book 2, he has defined nature -…

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      On Aristotle On the Soul 3.1-8

      John Philoponus

      This volume translates the earlier part of the commentary by Philoponus on Aristotle’s On the Soul .

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      Against Proclus On the Eternity of the World 1-5

      John Philoponus

      Philoponus was a brilliant Christian philosopher, steeped in Neoplatanism, who turned the pagans’ ideas against them. Here he attacks the devout Athenian pagan philosopher, Proclus, defending the Christian view that…

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      Against Proclus On the Eternity of the World 6-8

      John Philoponus

      Philoponus was a brilliant Christian philosopher who turned the ideas of the pagans of the Neoplatonist school against them. Here, he attacks the most devout pagan philosopher, Proclus, defending the…

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      On Aristotle On the Soul 2.1-6

      John Philoponus

      In ‘On The Soul’ 2.1-6, Aristotle gives a very different account of the soul from Plato’s by tying the soul to the body. He defines soul and life by reference…

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      On Aristotle on the Soul 2.7-12

      John Philoponus

      Until the launch of this series over ten years ago, the 15,000 volumes of the ancient Greek commentators on Aristotle, written mainly between 200 and 600 AD, constituted the largest…

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      On Aristotle On the Soul 3.9-13

      John Philoponus,Stephanus

      The ancient Greek commentators on Aristotle constitute a large body of Greek philosophical writings, not previously translated into European languages. This volume includes notes and indexes and forms part of…

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      Philoponus: On Aristotle on the Soul 1.1-2

      John Philoponus

      Originally published: London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., Ltd., 2005.

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      On Aristotle’s On the Soul 1.1 2

      Philoponus,Van Der Eijk Philoponus,John Philoponus

      This text by Philoponus, the sixth-century commentator on Aristotle, is notable for its very informative Introduction to Psychology, which tells us the views of Philoponus, of his teacher and of…

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      On Aristotle’s On the Soul 1.3 5

      Philoponus,Van Der Eijk Philoponus,John Philoponus

      This text by Philoponus rejects accounts of soul, or as we would say of mind, which define it as moving, as cognitive, or in physical terms. Chapter 3 considers Aristotle’s…

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      John Philoponus’ New Definition of Prime Matter: Aspects of its Background in Neoplatonism and the Ancient Commentary Tradition

      Frans A.J. de Haas

      This is the first full discussion of Philoponus’ account of matter. It is shown here that philosophical problems in Neoplatonism motivated the definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension, and…

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      On Aristotle on the Intellect

      John Philoponus

      Draw on Christian and Neoplatonic traditions in presenting Aristotle’s views on the immortality of the soul, the character of sense perception and the presence within the soul of universals. Translation…

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      Corollaries on Place and Void: Against Philoponus on the Eternity of the World

      John Philoponus

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      On Aristotle Physics 5-8

      John Philoponus,Simplicius

      Rival commentaries of the 6th century AD by Philoponus, a Christian, and Simplicius, a pagan. Translation of texts with commentary and notes.

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      Coming to be

      John Philoponus

      This series translates the 15,000 pages of philosophical writings by the ancient Greek commentators on Aristotle, written mainly between 200 and 600 AD. Now translated into English, these works include…

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      John Philoponus

      This series translates the 15,000 pages of philosophical writings by the ancient Greek commentators on Aristotle, written mainly between 200 and 600 AD. Now translated into English, these works include…

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      Philoponus: On Aristotle Categories 1-5 with Philoponus: A Treatise Concerning the Whole and the Parts

      Philoponus’ On Aristotle Categories 1-5 discusses the nature of universals, preserving the views of Philoponus’ teacher Ammonius, as well as presenting a Neoplatonist interpretation of Aristotle’s Categories. Philoponus treats universals…

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      Philoponus: On Aristotle Categories 1-5 with Philoponus: A Treatise Concerning the Whole and the Parts

      Philoponus’ On Aristotle Categories 1-5 discusses the nature of universals, preserving the views of Philoponus’ teacher Ammonius, as well as presenting a Neoplatonist interpretation of Aristotle’s Categories. Philoponus treats universals…

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