Les Commentaires de Simplicius et de Jean Philopon à la "Physique" d'Aristote

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.

Auteur

Pantelis Golitsis, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.

Texte du rabat

The volumes of the series Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina. Sources and Studies, will present and interpret Greek textual sources on the transmission and reception of Aristotle from late antiquity to the Byzantine middle ages and the Renaissance era applying philological, historical, and exegetical methods. Hyperlink to Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina. Series academica: https://www.degruyter.com/view/serial/CAGBSA-B

Résumé

"[...] 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)