Plato's Timaeus in Simplicius' In De Caelo. A confrontation with Alexander, 2005
By: Guldentops, Guy, Steel, Carlos (Ed.), Leinkauf, Thomas (Ed.)
Title Plato's Timaeus in Simplicius' In De Caelo. A confrontation with Alexander
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 2005
Published in Platons Timaios als Grundtext der Kosmologie in Spätantike, Mittelalter und Renaissance - Plato's Timaeus and the Foundations of Cosmology in Late Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Pages 195-212
Categories no categories
Author(s) Guldentops, Guy
Editor(s) Steel, Carlos , Leinkauf, Thomas
Translator(s)
In this paper, I shall try to shed some light on Simplicius’ use of the Ti­ maeus in his commentary on De Caelo, and particularly on the difference between his own interpretation and that of Alexander of Aphrodisias. [...] In what follows, I’ll try to detail some differences between Alexander’s and Simplicius' uses and interpretations o f the Timaeus-, in particular, I’ll focus on their arguments concerning the generation of the world, the world soul, and the immobility of the earth. Before looking at some selected pas­ sages, however, it is necessary to outline Simplicius’ general attitude toward Alexander of Aphrodisias and to sketch their overall interpretations of the theme of De Caelo. [Introduction, pp. 196 f.}

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Plato's Timaeus in Simplicius' In De Caelo. A confrontation with Alexander, 2005
By: Guldentops, Guy, Steel, Carlos (Ed.), Leinkauf, Thomas (Ed.)
Title Plato's Timaeus in Simplicius' In De Caelo. A confrontation with Alexander
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 2005
Published in Platons Timaios als Grundtext der Kosmologie in Spätantike, Mittelalter und Renaissance - Plato's Timaeus and the Foundations of Cosmology in Late Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Pages 195-212
Categories no categories
Author(s) Guldentops, Guy
Editor(s) Steel, Carlos , Leinkauf, Thomas
Translator(s)
In  this paper,  I  shall try to shed some light on Simplicius’ use of the  Ti­
maeus  in his commentary on De Caelo,  and particularly on the difference 
between his own interpretation and that of Alexander of Aphrodisias. [...] In  what  follows,  I’ll  try  to  detail  some  differences between  Alexander’s 
and  Simplicius'  uses  and  interpretations o f the  Timaeus-,  in  particular,  I’ll 
focus on their arguments concerning the generation of the world, the world 
soul,  and the immobility of the earth. Before looking at some selected pas­
sages, however, it is necessary to outline Simplicius’ general attitude toward 
Alexander of Aphrodisias and to sketch their overall interpretations of  the 
theme of De Caelo. [Introduction, pp. 196 f.}

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