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Albert le Grand sur la dérivation des formes géométriques: Un témoignage de l'influence de Simplicius par le biais des Arabes? (forthcoming), 2008
By: Chase, Michael
Title Albert le Grand sur la dérivation des formes géométriques: Un témoignage de l'influence de Simplicius par le biais des Arabes? (forthcoming)
Type Article
Language French
Date 2008
Categories no categories
Author(s) Chase, Michael
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
The text discusses Albert the Great's arguments in his commentary on Porphyry's Isagoge, focusing on the second of the three questions Porphyry posed about universals: whether they are corporeal or incorporeal. Albert attributes the idea of the separate existence of lines and surfaces in mathematical bodies to Plato. This attribution is problematic, but it is not absurd to suggest that Plato taught such doctrines, according to the Tübingen School's work on Plato's unwritten teachings. The text suggests that Albert's presentation of Plato's philosophy reflects his reliance on difficult translations of Aristotle and his commentators, rather than direct engagement with Plato's dialogues. [introduction/conclusion]

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Diogène d'Apollonie: La dernière cosmologie présocratique, 2008
By: Laks, André
Title Diogène d'Apollonie: La dernière cosmologie présocratique
Type Monograph
Language French
Date 2008
Publication Place Sankt Augustin
Publisher Academia-Verlag
Series International pre-Platonic studies
Volume 6
Edition No. 2 (1st 1998)
Categories no categories
Author(s) Laks, André
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
Cet ouvrage s'inscrit dans la série des travaux que le Centre de Recherche Philosophique de l'Université de Lille III consacre à l'étude des cosmologies grecques. Après le système classique d'Empédocle et la réflexion critique d'Epicure à l'époque hellénistique, on s'intéresse ici à un penseur charnière, le dernier représentant de l' "ancienne physique".La notoriété de Diogène d'Apollonie est faible, au-delà du cercle restreint des spécialistes du Ve siècle grec. Ce tard venu n'a pas le renom d'Anaximandre ou d'Empédocle, ni celui de Démocrite, dont il est contemporain. Et pourtant, sa pensée n'est pas seulement l'ultime avatar d'une lignée dont il serait au fond indigne. Elle représente au contraire une forme d'achèvement, offrant une solution possible, dans le cadre du paradigme cosmologique hérité, au problème, laissé ouvert par le système d'Anaxagore, du mode d'action de "l'intellect" (νούς) dans le monde. La pertinence et la spécificité de la démarche, qui induit une doctrine de l'immanence, ressortent clairement quand on la confronte avec la célèbre critique d'Anaxagore menée par Socrate au nom de la téléologie dans le Phédon de Platon, et qui signe l'arrêt de mort de la spéculation présocratique. [a.a]

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Speculating about Diogenes, 2008
By: Laks, André, Curd, Patricia (Ed.), Graham, Daniel W. (Ed.)
Title Speculating about Diogenes
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 2008
Published in The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy
Pages 353-364
Categories no categories
Author(s) Laks, André
Editor(s) Curd, Patricia , Graham, Daniel W.
Translator(s)
Despite Diogenes Apollonia's popularity in the fifth century, he has been largely overlooked by histories of philosophy and is often dismissed as an eclectic thinker. The author discusses Diogenes' contributions to the history of philosophy, particularly his relationship between his noetics and teleology, and his role in promoting the doctrine of "material monism". The author also examines the reception of Diogenes' thought and the origin of his reputation as an eclectic. Finally, the author compares Theophrastus' criticism of Diogenes to Plato's criticism of Anaxagoras in the Phaedo, suggesting that Anaxagoras and Diogenes may have been more similar in their thinking than previously thought. [introduction/conclusion]

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The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy, 2008
By: Curd, Patricia (Ed.), Graham, Daniel W. (Ed.)
Title The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy
Type Edited Book
Language English
Date 2008
Publication Place New York
Publisher Oxford University Press
Categories no categories
Author(s)
Editor(s) Curd, Patricia , Graham, Daniel W.
Translator(s)
The Oxford Handbook of Presocratic Philosophy brings together leading international scholars to study the diverse figures, movements, and approaches that constitute Presocratic philosophy. In the sixth and fifth centuries bc a new kind of thinker appeared in Greek city-states, dedicated to finding the origins of the world and everything in it, using observation and reason rather than tradition and myth. We call these thinkers Presocratic philosophers, and recognize them as the first philosophers of the Western tradition, as well as the originators of scientific thinking. New textual discoveries and new approaches make a reconsideration of the Presocratics at the beginning of the twenty-first century especially timely. More than a survey of scholarship, this study presents new interpretations and evaluations of the Presocratics' accomplishments, from Thales to the sophists, from theology to science, and from pre-philosophical background to their influence on later thinkers. Many positions presented here challenge accepted wisdom and offer alternative accounts of Presocratic theories. This book includes chapters on the Milesians (Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes), Xenophanes, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Empedocles, the Pythagoreans, the atomists, and the sophists. Special studies are devoted to the sources of Presocratic philosophy, oriental influences, Hippocratic medicine, cosmology, explanation, epistemology, theology, and the reception of Presocratic thought in Aristotle and other ancient authors. [author's abstract]

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Philosophy and Exegesis in Simplicius: The Methodology of a Commentator, 2008
By: Baltussen, Han
Title Philosophy and Exegesis in Simplicius: The Methodology of a Commentator
Type Monograph
Language English
Date 2008
Publication Place London
Publisher Duckworth
Categories no categories
Author(s) Baltussen, Han
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
This is the first book-length study in English of the interpretative and philosophical approach of the commentaries of Simplicius of Cilicia (c. AD 530). Simplicius' work, marked by doctrinal complexity and scholarship, is unusually self-conscious, learned and rich in its sources, and he is therefore one of those rare authors who is of interest to ancient philosophers, historians and classicists alike. Here, Han Baltussen argues that our understanding of Simplicius' methodology will be greatly enhanced if we study how his scholarly approach impacts on his philosophical exegesis. His commentaries are placed in their intellectual context and several case studies shed light on his critical treatment of earlier philosophers and his often polemical use of previous commentaries. "Philosophy and Exegesis in Simplicius" not only clarifies the objectives, pre-suppositions and impact of Simplicius' work, but also illustrates how, as a competent philosopher explicating Aristotelian and Platonic ideas, he continues and develops a method that pursues philosophy by way of exegetical engagement with earlier thinkers and commentators. The investigation opens up connections with broader issues, such as the reception of Presocratic philosophy within the commentary tradition, the nature and purpose of his commentaries, and the demise of pagan philosophy.

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Metaphysicizing the Aristotelian Categories. Two References to the Parmenides in Simplicius’ Commentary on the Categories (Simplicius, In Categorias 4 [CAG 8, 75,6 Kalbfleisch] and In Categorias 8 [291,2 K.]), 2008
By: Bechtle, Gerald
Title Metaphysicizing the Aristotelian Categories. Two References to the Parmenides in Simplicius’ Commentary on the Categories (Simplicius, In Categorias 4 [CAG 8, 75,6 Kalbfleisch] and In Categorias 8 [291,2 K.])
Type Article
Language English
Date 2008
Journal Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum
Volume 12
Issue 1
Pages 150-165
Categories no categories
Author(s) Bechtle, Gerald
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
From a systematic point of view this paper is situated in the wider context of the metaphysization of the Aristotelian categories. What does it mean to metaphysicize the Aristotelian categories? [...] n what follows I wish to take a closer look at two passages from Simplicius’ Commentary on the Categories. As we will see, Simplicius sum- marizes, paraphrases, and also criticizes some already traditional aspects and problems in relation to the theme of noetic categories. [pp. 150-152]

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Les Commentaires de Simplicius et de Jean Philopon à La Physique d’Aristote: Tradition et Innovation, 2008
By: Golitsis, Pantelis
Title Les Commentaires de Simplicius et de Jean Philopon à La Physique d’Aristote: Tradition et Innovation
Type Monograph
Language French
Date 2008
Publication Place Berlin – New York
Publisher de Gruyter
Series Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina
Volume 3
Categories no categories
Author(s) Golitsis, Pantelis
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
In der griechischen Spätantike definiert sich die Philosophie vor allem über die Auslegung autoritativer Texte wie der Dialoge Platons oder der Abhandlungen des Aristoteles. In der vorliegenden Studie werden die letzten spätantiken Kommentare des Heiden Simplikios und des Christen Philoponos (beide 6. Jh. n.Chr.) zu Aristoteles’ Physik untersucht. Golitsis zeigt auf, wie unterschiedlich die beiden Zeitgenossen die philosophische Tradition bewerten undwelchunterschiedlichen Wegzur Wahrheitsfindung sie daraus ableiten. Der Autor wurde für dieses Buch mit dem "Prix Zographos" der "Association pour l'Encouragement des Études Grecques" ausgezeichnet. [author’s abstract]

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Simplicius’ Commentary on Aristotle, De Caelo 2.10-12: An Annotated Translation, Part 2, 2008
By: Bowen, Alan C., Simplicius
Title Simplicius’ Commentary on Aristotle, De Caelo 2.10-12: An Annotated Translation, Part 2
Type Article
Language English
Date 2008
Journal SCIAMVS: Sources and Commentaries in Exact Sciences
Volume 9
Pages 25-131
Categories no categories
Author(s) Bowen, Alan C. , Simplicius
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
This completes my translation of the narrowly astronomical sections of Simplicius’ com- mentary on Aristotle’s De caelo that first appeared in SCIAMVS 4 (2003) 23–58. Its aim, as before, is to supply the reader with a suitably annotated rendering of Simplicius’ text that will facilitate addressing the critical questions of the nature, construction, and historical value of Simplicius’ commentary, especially as it bears on the history of earlier Greek astronomical theorizing. [introduction]

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The Medieval Posterity of Simplicius’ Commentary on the Categories: Thomas Aquinas and al-Fārābī, 2008
By: Chase, Michael, Newton, Lloyd A. (Ed.)
Title The Medieval Posterity of Simplicius’ Commentary on the Categories: Thomas Aquinas and al-Fārābī
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 2008
Published in Medieval Commentaries on Aristotle's Categories
Pages 9-29
Categories no categories
Author(s) Chase, Michael
Editor(s) Newton, Lloyd A.
Translator(s)
Simplicius ’ commentary on the Categories, probably written about 538 A.D.,1 seems to have had little impact on the Latin-speaking world until March of 1266, when it was translated into Latin by William of Moerbeke (c. 1215–c. 1286) [...]. Moerbeke’s translation of Simplicius commentary on the Categories was used in the 13th century by Siger of Brabant , Henry of Ghent , Giles of Rome, and Godefroid de Fontaine (part of whose manuscript is now the ms. latin 16080 of the Paris Bibliothèque Nationale). Duns Scotus refers to it frequently as an authoritative work, and it is cited by Jean Quidort , Peter of Auvergne , Jacques de Thérines , Durand de St. Pourçain , Thomas of Strasbourg , Thomas Sutton , and James of Viterbo . The work continued to be cited throughout the 14th century, by such authors as Siger of Courtrai and the anonymous author of the ms. Erfurt, Amplon. F. 135. [pp. 9-11]

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Simplicius of Kilikia, 2008
By: Baltussen, Han, Keyser, Paul T. (Ed.), Irby-Massie, Georgia L. (Ed.)
Title Simplicius of Kilikia
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 2008
Published in The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientist. The Greek tradition and its many heirs
Pages 743-745
Categories no categories
Author(s) Baltussen, Han
Editor(s) Keyser, Paul T. , Irby-Massie, Georgia L.
Translator(s)
This text provides an overview of Simplicius of Kilikia, a philosopher who wrote several commentaries on Aristotle's works in the 6th century CE. Simplicius fled to Persia with other philosophers after Justinian closed the school in 529 CE. His commentaries offer a Neo-Platonic perspective on Aristotle's philosophy, paraphrasing his dense prose and developing problems and themes from his own perspective. Simplicius made original contributions to scientific issues, such as altering Aristotle's cosmological account and adding to the understanding of time and place. He also wrote a commentary on a Hippocratic work, possibly the On Fractures. [whole text]

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Simplicius and the Commentator's Task: Clarifying Exegeses and Exegetical Techniques, 2019
By: Baltussen, Han, Strobel, Benedikt (Ed.)
Title Simplicius and the Commentator's Task: Clarifying Exegeses and Exegetical Techniques
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 2019
Published in Die Kunst der philosophischen Exegese bei den spätanitken Platon- und Aristoteles Kommentatoren. Akten der 15. Tagung der Karl und Gertrud Abel-Stiftung vom 4. bis 6. Oktober 2012 in Trier
Pages 159-183
Categories no categories
Author(s) Baltussen, Han
Editor(s) Strobel, Benedikt
Translator(s)
Simplicius’ exegetical strategies are explicitly and implicitly formed by what he was reading. What we still have shows him reading Aristotle and
his interpreters. His isolation resulting from Justinian’s prohibition on pagan teaching activity may have contributed to the length of his expositions – which makes it plausible, therefore, that both historical and ideological reasons help to explain the size and approach of his works. In broad terms, we can characterise his method as close reading of texts, the use of multiple texts
and authors, based on lemmata and an overall mixed agenda (pedagogy, philosophy, ideology). At a more detailed level we saw that he is capable of
handling text variations and different manuscripts, speaks in a self-effacing way (a personal voice is rare), and uses advanced exegetical strategies (majority views important; letter vs. spirit; technical terminology). All these features
justify the conclusion that his work was a synthesis of both philosophical views and their exegetical clarifications. Overall, Simplicius’ aim to annotate Aristotle’s work and preserve Greek philosophy with its exegetical tradition makes for a truly polymathic program driven by different, and sometimes competing, agendas. [conclusion, p. 180]

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Simplicius and the Early History of Greek Planetary Theory , 2002
By: Bowen, Alan C.
Title Simplicius and the Early History of Greek Planetary Theory
Type Article
Language English
Date 2002
Journal Perspectives on Science
Volume 10
Issue 2
Pages 155–167
Categories no categories
Author(s) Bowen, Alan C.
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
n earlier work, Bernard R. Goldstein and the present author have intro-
duced a procedural rule for historical inquiry, which requires that one take
pains to establish the credibility of any citation of ancient thought by later
writers in antiquity through a process of veriªcation. In this paper, I shall
apply what I call the Rule of Ancient Citations to Simplicius’ interpretation
of Aristotle’s remarks in Meta . 8, which is the primary point of departure
for the modern understanding of Greek planetary theory. I ªrst sketch several
lines of argument that lead me to conclude that Simplicius’ interpretation
should not be accepted because it assumes a concern with planetary phenomena
unknown to the Greeks before the late 2nd and early 1st centuries bc. Then,
after showing that there is a fairly well deªned range of readings of Aris-
totle’s remarks more in keeping with what we actually know of astronomy in
the 5th and 4th centuries bc, I conclude that neither Aristotle’s report about
the Eudoxan and Callippan accounts of the celestial motions nor Simplicius’
interpretation of this report is a good starting point for our understanding of
early Greek planetary theory. [author's abstract]

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Simplicius and the Subversion of Authority, 2010
By: Baltussen, Han
Title Simplicius and the Subversion of Authority
Type Article
Language English
Date 2010
Journal Antiquorum Philosophial
Volume 3
Pages 121-136
Categories no categories
Author(s) Baltussen, Han
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
Simplicius’ elaborate commentaries, written after 532 c.e., have always stood apart
in the post-Plotinian tradition of  late Platonism.1 Unlike many philosophical com-
mentaries from 300-500 ad (Porphyry, Syrianus, Iamblichus, Proclus, Damascius), they
are not notes taken in class ‘from the voice of  the teacher’ (apo phônês), they are not
short on clear source references, nor are they, on the whole, cavalier in representing oth-
er people’s views. Instead, they are very scholarly due to lavish source materials, full of
actual quotations, and make use of  source referencing. These features illustrate how he
aims to be well-documented, responsible and comprehensive in his clarification of  Aris-
totle’s text. One other peculiarity which has been noted by students of  late Platonism
(also clarified in my recent study of  his methodology),2 is his attempt to counteract the
intellectual influence of  Christianity and their accusations of  disunity among pagans,
against which they placed the unified theology of  the Trinity: he aims to present the
Greek philosophical tradition as unified. [p. 121]

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Simplicius de Cilicie, 2016
By: Goulet, Richard, Coda, Elisa, Goulet, Richard (Ed.)
Title Simplicius de Cilicie
Type Book Section
Language French
Date 2016
Published in Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques, vol. VI: de Sabinillus à Tyrsénos
Pages 341-394
Categories no categories
Author(s) Goulet, Richard , Coda, Elisa
Editor(s) Goulet, Richard
Translator(s)
Entry about Simplicius in the 'Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques'.

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Simplicius et l'Infini, 2014
By: Soulier, Philippe
Title Simplicius et l'Infini
Type Monograph
Language French
Date 2014
Publication Place Paris
Publisher Les Belles Lettres
Series Anagoge
Categories no categories
Author(s) Soulier, Philippe
Editor(s)
Translator(s)

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Simplicius et le “lieu”. À propos d’une nouvelle édition du Corollarium de loco, 2014
By: Golitsis, Pantelis, Hoffmann, Philippe
Title Simplicius et le “lieu”. À propos d’une nouvelle édition du Corollarium de loco
Type Article
Language French
Date 2014
Journal Revue des Études Grecques
Volume 127
Issue 1
Pages 119-175
Categories no categories
Author(s) Golitsis, Pantelis , Hoffmann, Philippe
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
The digression labelled “Corollarium de loco” by Hermann Diels in his edition of Simplicius’ commentary on Aristotle’s Physics (Commentaria  in Aristotelem  Graeca, IX, Berlin  1882) is a key text in the debate - often referred to by specialists as magna quaestio -  generated by an apparent lack of consistency between Aristotle’s definition of ‘place’ (topos) as “the first unmoved boundary 
of the surrounding body”  (Phys. IV, 4, 212 a 20-21) and his assertion that the Heaven moves in a circle while not being ‘somewhere’, since it is not surrounded by  any  body that  would be  exterior to it.  Following the  steps of his  master Damascius, and at the end of a long discussion initiated by Neoplatonists after Plotinus (principally by Iamblichus, Proclus and Syrianus), Simplicius replaces Aristotle’s definition with a new definition of place as a “gathering (or uniting) measure” (metron sunagôgon), which is one of the four “measures” (number, size, place, time) or gathering powers that protect the intelligible and sensible 
entities against the dangers of the dispersion related to the procession of reality. This doctrine places physics in a decidedly theological perspective since, in last analysis, these uniting powers derive from the One or Good per  se. Our under­standing of this crucial text for our knowledge of the Neoplatonic philosophy of 
Nature will be improved thanks to a new critical edition (with French translation and notes), to be published soon in the collection “Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca and Byzantina” (by Walter de Gruyter) under the auspices of the Academy 
of Sciences of Bcrlin-Brandenburg. The new edition is based not only on a fresh collation of the two manuscripts used by Diels (Marciani  graeci 227 and 229) but also on a Moscow manuscript (Mosquensis Muz. 3649) unknown to the Ger­man scholar, since it belonged during the nineteenth century to a private Russian 
collection. [Author's abstract]

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Simplicius in Thirteenth-Century Paris: A Question, 2015
By: Bowen, Alan C., Holmes, Brooke (Ed.), Fischer, Klaus-Dietrich (Ed.)
Title Simplicius in Thirteenth-Century Paris: A Question
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 2015
Published in The Frontiers of Ancient Science: Essays in Honor of Heinrich von Staden
Pages 67-73
Categories no categories
Author(s) Bowen, Alan C.
Editor(s) Holmes, Brooke , Fischer, Klaus-Dietrich
Translator(s)
The debate in the sixth century between the Christian philosopher JohnPhiloponus and the Platonist philosopher Simplicius about whether the cosmos was created or eternal was of momentous importance not only to their understanding of the world and of the means to salvation from its trials but also to their views of what astronomical science was and how it should proceed in making its arguments. This brief chapter outlines this debate and then explores the main lines of attack to be taken in determining how Thomas Aquinas, who was supplied by William of Moerbeke with a translation of the text in which Simplicius responds to Philoponus, dealt with Simplicius’ reading of Aristotle in advancing a vigorous polemic against his Christian faith.

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Simplicius lecteur du Sophiste. Contribution à l’étude de l’exégèse néoplatonicienne, 2007
By: Gavray, Marc-Antoine
Title Simplicius lecteur du Sophiste. Contribution à l’étude de l’exégèse néoplatonicienne
Type Monograph
Language French
Date 2007
Publication Place Paris
Publisher Klincksieck
Series Etudes & commentaires
Volume 108
Categories no categories
Author(s) Gavray, Marc-Antoine
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
Ce livre explore la methode et l'interpretation du Sophiste par Simplicius, en tant qu'elles illustrent l'exegese neoplatonicienne tardive et entrainent une restauration de la lettre du texte. A partir d'un corpus issu des commentaires (largement inedit en francais), Marc-Antoine Gavray reconstruit la lecture de Simplicius et la met en regard avec celles de Plotin, de Proclus et de Damascius. Il en ressort une exegese attentive, digne d'accompagner le lecteur moderne dans sa comprehension de Platon. [a.a]

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Simplicius of Cilicia, 2010
By: Baltussen, Han, Gerson, Lloyd P. (Ed.)
Title Simplicius of Cilicia
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 2010
Published in The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity, Volume II
Pages 711-732
Categories no categories
Author(s) Baltussen, Han
Editor(s) Gerson, Lloyd P.
Translator(s)
The text discusses the life and works of Simplicius of Cilicia, a philosopher from the 6th century CE. Little is known about his life, but he received education from prominent figures such as Ammonius in Alexandria and Damascius in Athens. Simplicius' philosophical outlook was influenced by Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus. The expulsion of Platonists from Athens in 532 CE halted school activities, and Simplicius' life span is estimated to be around 480-560 CE. The abstract mentions the debates about where Simplicius went after his trip to Persia, with some suggesting Harran in Syria as a possible safe haven. The works attributed to Simplicius include commentaries on Aristotle's Categories, Physics, and On the Heavens, and possibly Metaphysics (lost) and De Anima. He also wrote a commentary on Epictetus' Handbook and a summary version of Theophrastus' Physics. Simplicius' importance as a source for ancient Greek philosophy and science has sometimes overshadowed his contributions as an independent thinker. The methodology of Simplicius' vast output is discussed, highlighting his role in transmitting Greek philosophy and science. While he is known for using quotations to substantiate and clarify his work, he is not merely seen as a conduit of earlier thinkers. The text emphasizes the need to view Simplicius as an independent thinker and not just a commentator. The neglectful view of Simplicius in the past is attributed to a focus on fragment-hunting and the recovery of early Greek philosophy. [introduction]

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Simplicius of Cilicia: Plato's last interpreter, 2018
By: Gabor, Gary, Tarrant, Harold (Ed.), Renaud, François (Ed.), Baltzly, Dirk (Ed.), Layne, Danielle A. (Ed.)
Title Simplicius of Cilicia: Plato's last interpreter
Type Book Section
Language English
Date 2018
Published in Brill's Companion to the Reception of Plato in Antiquity
Pages 569-579
Categories no categories
Author(s) Gabor, Gary
Editor(s) Tarrant, Harold , Renaud, François , Baltzly, Dirk , Layne, Danielle A.
Translator(s)
Simplicius is well regarded today as an insightful comprehensive, detailed, sometimes repetitive, but generally useful and reliable interpreter of Aristo­tle. How he reads other authors though - with the possible exception of the Presocratics - is less well studied. In this chapter myaim is to examine Sim­plicius' interpretation of Plato. By this I mean not Simplicius' views regarding Platonism (though these of course influenced his interpretation), but rather the ways in which Simplicius read the particular dialogues written by Plato, as well as the history that had accumulated by his time regarding Plato's life and thought. While something of a picaresque task, given that Simplicius' extant commentaries all center on texts of either Aristotle or the Stoic Epictetus -  the Physics, De Caelo,  Categories, and, disputedly, the De Anima, as well as the En­chiridion - nevertheless, his frequent references, allusions, and discussions of Plato's works in his writing provide ample evidence for gathering a good work­ing picture of how Simplicius read him. [Introduction, pp. 569 f.]

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