Le commentaire philosophique continu dans l’Antiquité, 1997
By: Hadot, Ilsetraut
Title Le commentaire philosophique continu dans l’Antiquité
Type Article
Language French
Date 1997
Journal AnTard (Antiquité Tardive. Revue internationale d’histoire et d’archéolog)
Volume 5
Pages 169–176
Categories no categories
Author(s) Hadot, Ilsetraut
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
Opening with an overview of the historical development of the continuous philosophical commentary, this study aims to bring out the profound differences between modem philosophicalcommentaries and the Late Antique commentaries on Plato and Aristotle. The modem commentariesare concerned to explain the texts for an audience which is not defined. By contrast, the ancient commentaries belonged to a precise programme of reading the texts concerned, a programme which corresponded both to levels of knowledge and levels of spiritual progression. They were therefore addressed, depending on the type of text, to beginners, to intermediate or to very advanced students; and their content and method varied greatly according to the level of the intended readership. Furthermore, explaining the text was never an end in itself; the commentary was intended not so much to expand knowledge as to assist in the acquisition of a particular ethical attitude, leading to a particular way of life. [Author's abstract]

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Aspects de la théorie de la perception chez les néoplatoniciens : sensation (αἴσθησις), sensation commune (κοινὴ αἴσθησις), sensibles communs (κοινὰ αἰσθητά) et conscience de soi (συναίσθησις), 1997
By: Hadot, Ilsetraut
Title Aspects de la théorie de la perception chez les néoplatoniciens : sensation (αἴσθησις), sensation commune (κοινὴ αἴσθησις), sensibles communs (κοινὰ αἰσθητά) et conscience de soi (συναίσθησις)
Type Article
Language French
Date 1997
Journal Documenti e Studi sulla Tradizione Filosofica Medievale
Volume 8
Pages 33–85
Categories no categories
Author(s) Hadot, Ilsetraut
Editor(s)
Translator(s)

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Alexander of Aphrodisias on Celestial Motions, 1997
By: Bodnár, István M.
Title Alexander of Aphrodisias on Celestial Motions
Type Article
Language English
Date 1997
Journal Phronesis
Volume 42
Issue 2
Pages 190-205
Categories no categories
Author(s) Bodnár, István M.
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
A number of features of the doctrine of Alexander of Aphrodisias on heavenly motions are beyond reasonable doubt. First and foremost of these is that he identified the nature of the heavenly spheres with their soul, thereby he could entirely collapse natural motion with voluntary motion into one in their case. Moreover the celestial element, which Alexander tends to call theion sôma, divine body is removed from the components of the everchanging sublunary world to the extent that it can be a legitimate question whether the substrate of celestial bodies can be called matter, and Alexander can refer to perishable entities as evIua, material in contrast to this sublime element. After identifying the contribution of the nature of the celestial spheres with that of their soul, Alexander follows Aristotle in setting out a celestial hierarchy, on top of which there is or there are the separate unmoved mover(s), which move(s) by being object(s) of striving and desire for the less perfect entities of the heavens. This much seems to be firmly settled. A number of further issues, however, call for detailed examination. In this paper first I set out to clarify the contributions of the striving of the different celestial spheres, then I turn to describing the interaction between the various motions of the celestial system, and I discuss whether the theory Alexander propounded could have been a fundamental revision, or rather an alternative exposition of the original, Aristotelian celestial theory deploying homocentric spheres. [Introduction, pp. 190 f.]

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Aristote, «Physique», IV, 2, 1997
By: Brisson, Luc
Title Aristote, «Physique», IV, 2
Type Article
Language French
Date 1997
Journal Les Études philosophiques. Philosophie Ancienne
Volume 3
Pages 377-387
Categories no categories
Author(s) Brisson, Luc
Editor(s)
Translator(s)

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La Νοερὰ θεωρία di Giamblico, come Chiave di Lettura delle Categorie di Aristotele: alcuni esempi, 1997
By: Cardullo, R. Loredana
Title La Νοερὰ θεωρία di Giamblico, come Chiave di Lettura delle Categorie di Aristotele: alcuni esempi
Type Article
Language Italian
Date 1997
Journal Syllecta Classica
Volume 8
Pages 79-94
Categories no categories
Author(s) Cardullo, R. Loredana
Editor(s)
Translator(s)

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Were Aristotle's Intentions in writing the De Anima Forgotten in Late Antiquity?, 1997
By: Blumenthal, Henry J.
Title Were Aristotle's Intentions in writing the De Anima Forgotten in Late Antiquity?
Type Article
Language English
Date 1997
Journal Documenti e Studi sulla Tradizione Filosofica Medievale
Volume 8
Pages 143–157
Categories no categories
Author(s) Blumenthal, Henry J.
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
In general we have to conclude that while the whole "Philoponus” commentary may include a number of explicit references to the biological writings, and while the real Philoponus may often refer to medical and scientific issues, there is no systematic bias towards explaining the contents of the De anima in terms of them. There is, however, just as in the Ps-Simplicius commentary, enough said about such matters, and enough reference made to other parts of the biological corpus, to show that the commentators were still aware of the original intentions of the work — or, at the very least, behaved as if they were — even if they did not always feel bound by them. That awareness was to survive into the Middle Ages as well. [Conclusion, p. 157]

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Iamblichus as a Commentator, 1997
By: Blumenthal, Henry J.
Title Iamblichus as a Commentator
Type Article
Language English
Date 1997
Journal Syllecta Classica
Volume 8
Pages 1–13
Categories no categories
Author(s) Blumenthal, Henry J.
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
Twenty two years ago, when tiiat growtii in interest in Neoplatonism which is a s??a?t??? of this conference was only just getting under way, two large booksappeared which will be famUiar to all who are interested in Iamblichus. I am referring,of course, to JM. Dillon's collection of die fragmentary remains of Iamblichus'commentaries on Plato's dialogues, supplied with an ample commentary to boot,1 andB. Dalsgaard Larsen's Jamblique de Chalets. Exégète et Philosophe, of which some240 pages are devoted to his role as exégète: a collection of exegetical fragmentsappeared as a 130 page appendix.2 Larsen's book covered the interpretation of bothPlato and Aristode, and pre-empted a second volume of Dillon's which was to dealwith Aristode. I mention these books because we are, inter alia, taking stock, and it isremarkable that not much attention has been paid since dien to Iamblichus' role as acommentator. Perhaps tiiey have had die same effect on die study of this aspect ofIamblichus as Proclus' work had on the interpretation of Plato at Alexandria.Be that as it may, I intend to look, not very originally, at Iamblichus' activitiesas a commentator on philosophical works— and so I shall say notiring about dietwenty-eight books or more of his lost commentary on die Chaldaean Oracles*— andalso to say sometiring, in die manner of core samples, about how his expositionscompare with those of the later commentators. Though the process can be traced back in part to Porphyry,4 I drink it is safe to say tiiat Iamblichus was the firstNeoplatonist, at least of those about whom we are reasonably well informed, to set outin a systematic way to write commentaries on the major works of both Plato and—inIamblichus' case to a lesser extent—Aristotle too. [pp. 1 ff.]

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Iamblichus’ Νοερὰ Θεωρία of Aristotle’s Categories, 1997
By: Dillon, John
Title Iamblichus’ Νοερὰ Θεωρία of Aristotle’s Categories
Type Article
Language English
Date 1997
Journal Syllecta Classica
Volume 8
Pages 65-77
Categories no categories
Author(s) Dillon, John
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
This text discusses Iamblichus' commentary on Porphyry's large commentary on Aristotle's Categories. Porphyry is credited with the setting out and responses to all the aporiai that were concocted by critics of the Categories in the Middle Platonic period, as well as with references to Stoic doctrines in the commentary. Iamblichus added certain criticisms, modifications of Porphyry, relevant passages of Archytas, and some "higher criticism" or intellectual interpretation of nearly all sections of the work. Iamblichus' contribution was to apply his techniques of allegorical exegesis to Aristotle's Categories, where he was able to apply much the same method as he did with Plato's dialogues. Iamblichus' method of commentary is discussed in detail, including his definition of the skopos, or essential subject matter, of the treatise, which concerned all three possible subject matters for the Categories: words, things, and concepts. [introduction/conclusion]

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Empedocles' Fragment 20 DK: Some Suggestions, 1996
By: van der Ben, Nicolaas
Title Empedocles' Fragment 20 DK: Some Suggestions
Type Article
Language English
Date 1996
Journal Mnemosyne, Fourth Series
Volume 49
Issue 3
Pages 298-320
Categories no categories
Author(s) van der Ben, Nicolaas
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Aristotle's Categories in the Greek and Latin medieval exegetical tradition. The case of the argument for the non-simultaneity of relatives, 1996
By: Demetracopoulos, John A.
Title Aristotle's Categories in the Greek and Latin medieval exegetical tradition. The case of the argument for the non-simultaneity of relatives
Type Article
Language English
Date 1996
Journal Cima (Cahiers de l'institut du Moyen Âge grec et latin, Université de Copenhague)
Volume 66
Pages 117-134
Categories no categories
Author(s) Demetracopoulos, John A.
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To conclude: even if we are eager to say that in the case of Anselm’s use of the Aristotelian passage 7b38-39 we notice a medieval misconcep­ tion of the text of the great ancient philosopher, first we should not hasten to infer from this that the medievals couldn’t understand Aristotle or generally ancient writers; and second, we should not be at all sur­prised. Commentators and users of Aristotle’s works have often been exceptional men, but not super-human. Complaining about the texts’ lan­ guage and so implicitly apologizing for the value of his interpretive work, one commentator notes that the interpretation of many Aristotelian texts presupposes something like oracular powers of divination (Sophonias, CAG XXIII,2, 2, 8-13). Such modesty on the part of one of the Greek commentators of Aristotle ought to shake any confidence we might have in definitive interpretations of certain difficult or ambiguous Aristotelian passages, which, as often as we insist on examining them intensely, con­ stantly answer our exegetical anxiety with a spiteful silence. [conclusion, p. 133]

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Impetus Theory and the Hermeneutics of Science in Simplicius and Philoponus, 1999
By: Wildberg, Christian
Title Impetus Theory and the Hermeneutics of Science in Simplicius and Philoponus
Type Article
Language English
Date 1999
Journal Hyperboreus
Volume 5
Issue 1
Pages 107–124
Categories no categories
Author(s) Wildberg, Christian
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The text discusses the study of Impetus Theory and the hermeneutics of science in Simplicius and Philoponus. Historians of philosophy and science evaluate ancient texts through different perspectives based on their philosophical inclinations. The approach taken could be teleological, dialectical, logical positivist, pragmatic, or doxographical positivism, aiming to understand the content and context of validity of ancient theories accurately. However, it is essential to distinguish between the context of validity and the context of origin of a theory, as the causes behind a theory's appearance may differ from the reasons proposed to justify it. The paper highlights the distinctive hermeneutics of Simplicius and Philoponus, with Philoponus adopting a novel heuristic method called constructive criticism to liberate his mind from Neoplatonists' commitments. The conclusion suggests focusing on methodological presuppositions rather than external parameters to elucidate the origin of philosophical-scientific ideas and controversies. [introduction/conclusion]

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L' «absurdum ἀκρόαμα» de Copernic, 2000
By: Hallyn, Fernand
Title L' «absurdum ἀκρόαμα» de Copernic
Type Article
Language French
Date 2000
Journal Bibliothèque d'Humanisme et Renaissance
Volume 62
Issue 1
Pages 7-24
Categories no categories
Author(s) Hallyn, Fernand
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La Communauté de l'être (Parménide, fragment B 5), 2000
By: Destrée, Pierre
Title La Communauté de l'être (Parménide, fragment B 5)
Type Article
Language French
Date 2000
Journal Revue de Philosophie Ancienne
Volume 18
Issue 1
Pages 3-13
Categories no categories
Author(s) Destrée, Pierre
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This text discusses different interpretations of the methodological significance of the fragment D.K. B 5 of Parmenides' poem, which states "It is indifferent to me where I begin, for I shall come back again to this point" (Trad. M. Conche). The main question is what the statement refers to and its place in the order of fragments. Two main trends of interpretation are identified, one proposing to place the fragment before D.K. B 8 and the other suggesting to read it either before or after D.K. B 2. The author argues that the circularity of Parmenides' philosophy is centered around the concept of being and the experience of the community of being. The world of Parmenides is a world of trust and confidence in being, where even absent things find a real presence and firm consistency.
[introduction/conclusion]

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La saisie des principes physiques chez Aristote. Simplicius contre Alexandre d'Aphrodise, 1998
By: Dalimier, Catherine
Title La saisie des principes physiques chez Aristote. Simplicius contre Alexandre d'Aphrodise
Type Article
Language French
Date 1998
Journal Oriens-Occidens
Volume 2
Pages 77-94
Categories no categories
Author(s) Dalimier, Catherine
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The article discusses Aristotle's treatment of knowledge of the principles of natural beings in his Physics, focusing on the process of induction and the contradictions in his approach. The author argues that the discovery of principles through analysis and empirical generalization is based on sensory data, and suggests that the autonomy of physical discourse was a contested issue among commentators. The article highlights divergences in interpretation regarding the existence of physical principles and discusses variations in the manuscript tradition. [introduction/conclusion]

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La Νοερὰ θεωρία di Giamblico, come Chiave di Lettura delle Categorie di Aristotele: alcuni esempi, 1997
By: Cardullo, R. Loredana
Title La Νοερὰ θεωρία di Giamblico, come Chiave di Lettura delle Categorie di Aristotele: alcuni esempi
Type Article
Language Italian
Date 1997
Journal Syllecta Classica
Volume 8
Pages 79-94
Categories no categories
Author(s) Cardullo, R. Loredana
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Le commentaire philosophique continu dans l’Antiquité, 1997
By: Hadot, Ilsetraut
Title Le commentaire philosophique continu dans l’Antiquité
Type Article
Language French
Date 1997
Journal AnTard (Antiquité Tardive. Revue internationale d’histoire et d’archéolog)
Volume 5
Pages 169–176
Categories no categories
Author(s) Hadot, Ilsetraut
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
Opening  with  an  overview  of  the  historical  development  of  the  continuous  philosophical commentary,  this study aims to bring out the profound differences between modem philosophicalcommentaries and the Late Antique commentaries on Plato and Aristotle. The modem commentariesare concerned to explain  the texts for an audience  which  is not defined.  By contrast,  the ancient commentaries belonged to a precise programme of reading the texts concerned, a programme which corresponded both to levels of knowledge and levels of spiritual progression.  They were therefore addressed, depending on the type of text, to beginners, to intermediate or to very advanced students; and  their  content and method  varied greatly  according  to  the  level  of the  intended  readership. Furthermore, explaining the text was never an end in itself;  the commentary was intended not so much to expand knowledge as to assist in the acquisition of a particular ethical attitude, leading to a particular way of life. [Author's abstract]

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Mathematik und Phänomene. Eine Polemik über naturwissenschaftliche Methode bei Simplikios, 2000
By: Haas, Frans A. J. de
Title Mathematik und Phänomene. Eine Polemik über naturwissenschaftliche Methode bei Simplikios
Type Article
Language German
Date 2000
Journal Antike Naturwissenschaft und ihre Rezeption
Volume 10
Pages 107–129
Categories no categories
Author(s) Haas, Frans A. J. de
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
Im  Hinblick  auf die  grundlegende  Verschiedenheit  zwischen  der platoni­schen und aristotelischen Wertung der Mathematik und der Phänomene kann man erwarten, daß es genau im Kontext der platonischen Deutung der aristo­telischen Schriften zu einer interessanten Auseinandersetzung kommen mußte. 
Ein  gutes  Beispiel  ist  der  Kommentar  des  Neuplatonikers  Simplikios  (tätig nach 530 n.Chr.) zur aristotelischen Schrift Über den Himmel. Wie bekannt, hat  uns  Simplikios  in  diesem  Kommentar  wichtige  Informationen  über  die 
Astronomie und die einschlägige Wissenschaftstheorie bis auf seine Zeit, das 
6. Jahrhundert nach Christus, überliefert. Hier werde ich mich mit zwei wichti­gen methodischen Fragen  befassen,  die von  Simplikios  erörtert werden.  Er­stens:  Was  ist  die Erklärungskraft  der mathematischen  Prinzipien  im  physi­schen  Bereich?  und zweitens:  Was  ist  die erkenntnistheoretische Bedeutung 
der Phänomene? In einem letzten Abschnitt werde ich mich kurz dem Einfluß der neuplatonischen Aristotelesdeutung auf das moderne Verstehen der aristo­telischen Methodologie zuwenden. [from the introduction, p. 110]

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Matière et résolution : Anaxagore et ses interprètes, 1996
By: Lefebvre, René
Title Matière et résolution : Anaxagore et ses interprètes
Type Article
Language French
Date 1996
Journal Revue Philosophique de la France et de l'Étranger
Volume 186
Issue 1
Pages 31-54
Categories no categories
Author(s) Lefebvre, René
Editor(s)
Translator(s)

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On the Homocentric Spheres of Eudoxus, 1998
By: Yavetz, Ido
Title On the Homocentric Spheres of Eudoxus
Type Article
Language English
Date 1998
Journal Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Volume 52
Issue 3
Pages 221-278
Categories no categories
Author(s) Yavetz, Ido
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
In 1877, Schiaparelli published a classic essay on the homocentric spheres of Eu- 
doxus. In the years that followed, it became the standard, definitive historical reconstruc- 
tion of Eudoxian planetary theory. The purpose of this paper is to show that the two texts 
on which Schiaparelli based his reconstruction do not lead in an unequivocal way to 
this interpretation, and that they actually accommodate alternative and equally plausible 
interpretations that possess a clear astronomical superiority compared to Schiaparelli's. One should not mistake all of this for a call to reject Schiaparelli's interpretation in favor 
of the new one. In particular, the alternative interpretation does not recommend itself as a 
historically more plausible basis for reconstructing Eudoxus's and Callippus's planetary theories merely because of its astronomical advantages. It does, however, suggest that 
the exclusivity traditionally awarded to Schiaparelli's reconstruction can no longer be 
maintained, and that the little historical evidence we do possess does not enable us to 
make a justifiable choice between the available alternatives. [Introduction, p. 221]

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Persecution and Response in Late Paganism: The Evidence of Damascius, 1993
By: Athanasiadē, Polymnia Nik.
Title Persecution and Response in Late Paganism: The Evidence of Damascius
Type Article
Language English
Date 1993
Journal The Journal of Hellenic Studies
Volume 113
Pages 1-29
Categories no categories
Author(s) Athanasiadē, Polymnia Nik.
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
The theme of this paper is intolerance: its manifestation in late antiquity towards the pagans
 of the Eastern Mediterranean, and the immediate reactions and long-term attitudes that it
 provoked in them. The reasons why, in spite of copious evidence, the persecution of the
 traditional cults and of their adepts in the Roman empire has never been viewed as such are
 obvious: on the one hand no pagan church emerged out of the turmoil to canonise its dead and
 expound a theology of martyrdom, and on the other, whatever their conscious religious beliefs,
 late antique scholars in their overwhelming majority were formed in societies whose ethical
 foundations and logic are irreversibly Christian. Admittedly a few facets of this complex subject,
 such as the closing of the Athenian Academy and the demolition of temples or their conversion
 into churches, have occasionally been touched upon;' but pagan persecution in itself, in all its
 physical, artistic, social, political, intellectual and psychological dimensions, has not as yet
 formed the object of scholarly research. [Introduction, p. 1]

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