The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 1967
By: Edwards, Paul (Ed.)
Title The Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Type Edited Book
Language English
Date 1967
Publication Place London, New York
Publisher Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
Volume 7
Categories no categories
Author(s)
Editor(s) Edwards, Paul
Translator(s)
The first English-language reference of its kind, The Encyclopedia of Philosophy was hailed as "a remarkable and unique work" (Saturday Review) that contained "the international who's who of philosophy and cultural history" (Library Journal). [author's abstract]

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Simplicius, 1967
By: Lloyd, Antony C., Edwards, Paul (Ed.)
Title Simplicius
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 1967
Published in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Pages 448-449
Categories no categories
Author(s) Lloyd, Antony C.
Editor(s) Edwards, Paul
Translator(s)
"SIMPLICIUS, sixth-century Neoplatonist and commen­ tator on Aristotle, studied in Alexandria under Ammonius and in Athens under Damascius. The School at Athens was closed in 529, and Simplicius withdrew to Persia. When he returned, his paganism barred him from lecturing. His surviving commentaries (on Aristotle’s Categories, Physics, De Caelo, and De Anima) are both more learned and more polemic than would have been suitable for students. His chief importance in the history of philosophy probably lies in his being a source of our knowledge of other ancient philosophers, notably the pre-Socratics.Simplicius takes for granted the metaphysics of Neopla­ tonism as it had been systematized in the Athenian School of the fifth century. He accepts the usual three hypostases but follows Iamblichus and Damascius in making much of the distinction between each hypostasis and, indeed, be­ tween each self-subsistent reality as it is undifferentiated (remaining in the One) and as it is differentiated or plural- ized (proceeding). (See, for example, In De Caelo, pp. 93- 94, Heiberg.) It is one of the concepts or devices by which he carries out the task that dominates his work, to reconcile Plato and Aristotle. They appear to disagree, for instance, about motion: a self-moving or an unmoved mover, the motion or immobility of reason, and so on. According to Simplicius, Plato is usually writing of the primary kind of motion, and Aristotle of the secondary, or proceeding, kind. Simplicius’ interpretation of the De Anima is based on that of Iamblichus, which took it as a valid description of the embodied soul, to be supplemented by a metaphysical account of the “separate” intellectIn natural philosophy, Simplicius, like other Neoplaton- ists, is more ready to criticize Aristotle, so that the result is more often a compromise, rather than a reconciliation, with Plato. Aristotelian matter had long been identi­ fied with Plato's not-being; Simplicius has little to add here to Plotinus and Porphyry. But the problems of space, mo­ tion, place, and allied concepts had repeatedly been ex­ amined and were already beginning to suggest relational definitions foreign to Aristotle's physics. In an excursus on the notion of place (In Physica, VoL XI, pp. 601-645, Diels) Simplicius describes some interesting and original views of Darnascius, which he reconciles with Aristotle only by implying, implausibly, that the two are complemen­ tary, A similar but less scientific treatment of time as a kind of metaphysical cause of the existence of motion and things in motion depends on the distinction already referred to be­ tween remaining in the One and proceeding; the latter aspect accounts for flowing time, which is the measure of succession,Simplicius also wrote an extant commentary on the Stoic Epictetus' Enchiridion (or handbook of ethics). In moral philosophy the Neoplafconists borrowed much from Stoi­ cism, and while well expressed, most of the commentary is commonplace for the period. However, it does contain a semipopular presentation of Neoplatonic theology or metaphysics (pp. 95-101, Diibner), and this has been claimed as a survival of Alexandrian Platonism in which (as in the Middle Academy) the highest hypostasis is not the One, but Intellect, The text i% not unambiguous but dubiously supports the claim." [the whole entry]

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In an excursus \r\non the notion of place (In Physica, VoL XI, pp. 601-645, \r\nDiels) Simplicius describes some interesting and original \r\nviews of Darnascius, which he reconciles with Aristotle \r\nonly by implying, implausibly, that the two are complemen\u00ad\r\ntary, A similar but less scientific treatment of time as a kind \r\nof metaphysical cause of the existence of motion and things \r\nin motion depends on the distinction already referred to be\u00ad\r\ntween remaining in the One and proceeding; the latter \r\naspect accounts for flowing time, which is the measure of \r\nsuccession,Simplicius also wrote an extant commentary on the Stoic \r\nEpictetus' Enchiridion (or handbook of ethics). In moral \r\nphilosophy the Neoplafconists borrowed much from Stoi\u00ad\r\ncism, and while well expressed, most of the commentary is \r\ncommonplace for the period. 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Simplicius, 1967
By: Lloyd, Antony C., Edwards, Paul (Ed.)
Title Simplicius
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 1967
Published in The Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Pages 448-449
Categories no categories
Author(s) Lloyd, Antony C.
Editor(s) Edwards, Paul
Translator(s)
"SIMPLICIUS,  sixth-century  Neoplatonist and  commen­
tator on Aristotle, studied in Alexandria under Ammonius 
and in Athens under Damascius. The School at Athens was 
closed in 529, and Simplicius withdrew to Persia. When he 
returned,  his  paganism  barred  him  from  lecturing.  His 
surviving commentaries (on Aristotle’s Categories, Physics, 
De Caelo, and De Anima) are both more learned and more 
polemic than  would  have been  suitable for students.  His 
chief importance in the history of philosophy probably lies 
in  his  being  a  source  of our knowledge of other ancient 
philosophers, notably the pre-Socratics.Simplicius takes for granted the metaphysics of Neopla­
tonism as it had been systematized in the Athenian School 
of the fifth century. He accepts the usual three hypostases 
but follows Iamblichus and Damascius in making much of 
the distinction  between  each  hypostasis and, indeed, be­
tween  each  self-subsistent reality as it is undifferentiated 
(remaining in the One) and as it is differentiated or plural- 
ized (proceeding). (See, for example, In De Caelo, pp. 93- 
94,  Heiberg.)  It  is  one  of  the  concepts  or  devices  by 
which  he carries out the task that dominates his work, to 
reconcile Plato and Aristotle. They appear to disagree, for 
instance,  about  motion:  a  self-moving  or  an  unmoved 
mover,  the  motion  or  immobility  of reason,  and  so  on. 
According  to  Simplicius,  Plato  is  usually  writing  of the 
primary kind of motion, and Aristotle of the secondary, or 
proceeding,  kind.  Simplicius’  interpretation  of  the  De 
Anima is  based  on that of Iamblichus,  which took it as a 
valid description of the embodied soul, to be supplemented 
by a metaphysical account of the “separate” intellectIn natural  philosophy, Simplicius, like other Neoplaton- 
ists,  is  more  ready to criticize Aristotle, so that the result
is  more  often  a compromise, rather than  a reconciliation, 
with  Plato.  Aristotelian  matter  had  long  been  identi­
fied with Plato's not-being; Simplicius has little to add here 
to  Plotinus and  Porphyry.  But the  problems of space, mo­
tion,  place,  and  allied  concepts  had repeatedly  been  ex­
amined  and  were  already  beginning  to suggest relational 
definitions  foreign  to  Aristotle's  physics.  In  an  excursus 
on  the  notion of place (In  Physica, VoL XI, pp.  601-645, 
Diels)  Simplicius  describes  some  interesting and original 
views  of  Darnascius,  which  he  reconciles  with  Aristotle 
only by implying, implausibly, that the two are complemen­
tary, A similar but less scientific treatment of time as a kind 
of metaphysical cause of the existence of motion and things 
in motion depends on the distinction already referred to be­
tween  remaining  in  the  One  and  proceeding;  the  latter 
aspect accounts for flowing time, which  is  the  measure of 
succession,Simplicius also wrote an extant commentary on the Stoic 
Epictetus'  Enchiridion  (or  handbook  of ethics).  In  moral 
philosophy  the  Neoplafconists  borrowed  much  from  Stoi­
cism, and while well expressed, most of the commentary is 
commonplace  for  the  period.  However,  it  does  contain  a 
semipopular  presentation  of  Neoplatonic  theology  or 
metaphysics  (pp.  95-101,  Diibner),  and  this  has  been 
claimed as a survival of Alexandrian Platonism in which (as 
in  the  Middle  Academy)  the  highest hypostasis  is  not the 
One,  but  Intellect,  The  text  i%  not  unambiguous  but 
dubiously supports the claim." [the whole entry]

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The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 1967
By: Edwards, Paul (Ed.)
Title The Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Type Edited Book
Language English
Date 1967
Publication Place London, New York
Publisher Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
Volume 7
Categories no categories
Author(s)
Editor(s) Edwards, Paul
Translator(s)
The first English-language reference of its kind, The Encyclopedia of Philosophy was hailed as "a remarkable and unique work" (Saturday Review) that contained "the international who's who of philosophy and cultural history" (Library Journal). [author's abstract]

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