| Title | Simplicius’ Commentary on Aristotle, De Caelo 2.10-12: An Annotated Translation, Part 1 |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2003 |
| Journal | SCIAMVS: Sources and Commentaries in Exact Sciences |
| Volume | 4 |
| Pages | 23-58 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Bowen, Alan C. , Simplicius |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| If there is a single text that has proven to be the bedrock for the modern understanding of early Greek astronomy, it is Simplicius’ commentary on book 2 chapter 12 of Aristotle’s treatise, De caelo. Simplicius’ remarks, which are effectively an elaboration of what he supposes Aristotle to mean in Meta. Λ 8, are almost always accepted as gospel in their broad outlines. I have written at length elsewhere that Simplicius’ comments on De caelo 2.12 do not constitute an account of what Aristotle meant in Meta. Λ 8 that we should accept today as properly historical. That scholars today persist in reading Meta. Λ 8 and other early texts as indicating knowledge of the planetary stations and retrogradations is a puzzle. One only wishes, when these scholars have elaborated their interpretations of Meta. Λ 8 and of the other related texts written before the late second century that concern the planetary motions, that they not stop here as if their work as historians were done. Obviously, it will not be enough if they simply adduce relevant testimonia by later ancient writers. Not only are these testimonia few in number and date to a time after the characteristic planetary motions were duly understood, they typically prove on critical examination to be either ambiguous or anachronistic in the same way as Simplicius’ account is. Consequently, any appeal to such testimonia without critical argument in defense of their historical validity is pointless. Indeed, the burden must fall on these scholars to demonstrate that Meta. Λ 8 and the other early texts must be read in this way. For, absent such proof, all one has is the fallacy of imputing to a writer the perceived consequences of what he writes. Given the exigencies of publication, this annotated translation will come in two parts. The first, presented here, is devoted to Simplicius’ commentary on De caelo 2.10–11. These chapters in the De caelo raise stock issues in astronomy; and it is valuable, I think, for readers interested in Simplicius’ account of planetary theory in 2.12 to see and assess just how he deals with them. Indeed, not only does Simplicius’ commentary on 2.10–11 show him drawing on a tradition of technical writing for novices and philosophers that goes back to Geminus and Cleomedes, it also shows him going astray on fundamental points in elementary mathematics. And this is surely important for our interpretation of his commentary on 2.12. The annotation itself is, as I have said, intended to assist the reader with information that may be needed to make sense of the text. My main aim is to allow access to Simplicius that is as little encumbered by my interpretative intrusion as is feasible, since my hope in this publication is that the reader will confront Simplicius for himself by himself, so far as this is possible in a translation. [introduction] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/Cxa6aZwE2WNkdBB |
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| Title | Leucippus, Democritus and the οὐ μᾶλλον Principle: An Examination of Theophrastus Phys.Op. Fr. 8 |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2002 |
| Journal | Phronesis |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 253–263 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Schofield, Malcom |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| This paper is a piece of detective work. Starting from an obvious excrescence inthe transmitted text of Simplicius's treatment of the foundations of Presocraticatomism near the beginning of his Physicscommentary, it excavates a Theophrasteancorrection to Aristotle's tendency to lump Leucippus and Democritus together: Theophrastus made application of the οὐ μᾶλλον principle in the sphere of ontol-ogy an innovation by Democritus. Along the way it shows Simplicius reorderinghis Theophrastean source in his efforts to nd material which will strengthen thecontrast between Leucippus's atomism and Eleatic metaphysics. And it arguesthat in doing so he all but obliterates TheophrastusÕs attempt to point up theDemocritean credentials of the οὐ μᾶλλον principle. |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/ztdPgt9XVtgSoRq |
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| Title | The Limits of Late Antiquity: Philosophy between Rome and Iran |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2002 |
| Journal | Ancient World |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45–69 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Walker, Joel Thomas |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/cNwfGbbhpYWUoRe |
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| Title | Simplicius or Priscianus? On the Author of the Commentary on Aristotle's "De Anima" (CAG XI) : A Methodological Study |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2002 |
| Journal | Mnemosyne, Fourth Series |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159–199 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Hadot, Ilsetraut |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| This article represents a new contribution to the author's debate with C. Steel as to the authenticity of the Commentary on Aristotle's De Anima, attributed by the manuscripts to the 6th-century A.D. Neoplatonist philosopher Simplicius. On the basis of what he claims are stylistic and doctrinal differences between the In DA and Simplicius' other commentaries, Steel has argued that the In DA cannot be by Simplicius, but is instead to be attributed to his contemporary Priscian of Lydia. In the present article, it is argued (1) that the alleged stylistic differences between the In DA and Simplicius' other commentaries can be explained by other considerations: in particular, the vocabulary and style of the Neoplatonist commentators is largely determined by the text commented upon, as well as the level of studies of the audience for whom each commentary is intended. (2) The alleged doctrinal differences between the In DA and Simplicius' other com- mentaries simply do not exist. Careful examination of Steel's arguments shows that they suffer from serious methodological flaws, including the failure to take into consideration Simplicius' Commentary on the Manual of Epictetus, and the ambiguity of Neoplatonic philosophical terminology. It is concluded that in the whole of Steel's argumentation, there is not one decisive argument which would allow us to conclude that the commentary on the De Anima, attributed by direct and indirect tradition to Simplicius, is inauthentic. [Author's abstract] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/kB5BDlY4hvsJToF |
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| Title | The Ṣābians of Ḥarrān and the Classical Tradition |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2002 |
| Journal | International Journal of the Classical Tradition |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 8-35 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Pingree, David |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| This article addresses questions concerning the characteristics of the paganism of Harran, its eclectic sources, and its development by examining the relationships - real, possible, and fictitious - of various personalities with the city of Harran from Assyrian times till the Mongol attack in 1271. It is suggested that the Sabians used Neoplatonism, which, if Tardieu's analysis is correct, they originally learned from Simplicius, to develop, explain, and justify their practice of astral magic, and that their interest in the Greek astronomy and astrology that astral magic required served to maintain the study and to preserve the texts of these sciences during the centuries in which they were ignored in Byzantium. It is further shown that the Greek philosophical and scientific material available to them was mingled with elements from ancient Mesopotamia, India, Iran, Judaism, and Egypt to form a syncretic system of belief that they could claim to be mankind's original and authentic religion. [Author's abstract] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/X1WeKlIvMP4Qwf0 |
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| Title | Note sulla chiusura della Scuola neoplatonica di Atene |
| Type | Article |
| Language | Italian |
| Date | 2002 |
| Journal | Schede Medievali |
| Volume | 42 |
| Pages | 53-95 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Napoli, Valerio |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/cmv1vllUEmRfYfx |
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| Title | La fin du Néoplatonisme Hellénique. Mise au point sur la question |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 2002 |
| Journal | Revue de Philosophie Ancienne |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 83-110 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Saihi, Sofian |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/AjjKL33qFZURrzc |
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| Title | What goes up: Proclus against Aristotle on the fifth element |
| Type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2002 |
| Journal | Australasian Journal of Philosophy |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 261-287 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Baltzly, Dirk |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| In this paper, I consider Proclus’ arguments against Aristotle on the composition of the heavens from the fifth element, the aether. Proclus argues for the Platonic view (Timaeus 40a) that the heavenly bodies are composed of all four elements, with fire predominating. I think that his discussion exhibits all the methodological features that we find admirable in Aristotle’s largely a priori proto-science. Proclus’ treatment of the question in his commentary on Plato’s Timaeus also provides the fullest statement of a neoplatonic alternative to the Aristotelian theory of the elements. As such, it forms a significant part of a still largely underappreciated neoplatonic legacy to the history of science. [authors abstract] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/M34EGiOeJdMYBkH |
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| Title | Review of Hadot, I.: Simplicius. Commentaire sur le Manuel d'Épictète, Tome I |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 2002 |
| Journal | The Classical Review, New Series |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 377-378 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Sheppard, Anne D. |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| Review of I. HADOT: Simplicius. Commentaire sur le Manuel d'Epictete. Tome I (Collection des Universites de France publiee sous le patronage de l'Association Guillaume Bude). Pp. clxxii + 184. Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 2001. Cased, frs. 380. ISBN: 2-251-004 |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/agUfNiIzUvFvS5Y |
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| 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] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/lJ4EoQlGmsAbp75 |
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| Title | L'écriture et les Présocratiques: Analyse de l'interprétation de Eric Havelock |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 2005 |
| Journal | Revue de Philosophie Ancienne |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 75-92 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Palù, Chiara |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/b71ZOb3TOzDoasL |
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| Title | La Brillance de Nestis (Empédocle, fr. 96) |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 2008 |
| Journal | Revue de Philosophie Ancienne |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-100 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Picot, Jean-Claude |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/k1gvTP9pacx3dXb |
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| 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 |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
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] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/WncOUqvqtH8BSxZ |
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| Title | La Physique d’Empédocle selon Simplicius |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 1989 |
| Journal | Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-74 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Stevens, Annick |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/jEsE6hea4eBbW3A |
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| Title | La Récupération d'Anaxagore |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 1980 |
| Journal | Archives de Philosophie |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-98 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Ramnoux, Clémence |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
The author meant to «recuperate» the Fragments of Anaxagoras, most of which are transmitted in the Commentary of Simplicius on Aristotle's Physics I, 4, without severing them from their context. While doing so he was interested in the neo-platonicist presentation itself, and also in the modern interpretations proceeding from it, enhancing an interpretative tradition. The first article inquires into the presentation of doctrines by dichotomic confrontation and into the problem of contrary couples. Following on the recuperation of the Fragments of Anaxagoras in a neo-platonic context, the second article presents the doctrine of the Spirit as agent both of thinking discrimination and of mechanical separation which starts from the original gathering, and which is both thought and subtantial. It examines subsequently how far a doctrine of the plurality of worlds can be attributed to Anaxagoras. [Author's abstract] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/qPrScoZOXyBdsV0 |
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| Title | La Récupération d'Anaxagore II |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 1980 |
| Journal | Archives de Philosophie |
| Volume | 43 |
| Pages | 279-297 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Ramnoux, Clémence |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
The text discusses the concept of the mind and plurality of worlds in Anaxagoras' philosophy. It focuses on a fragment that is the longest and most extensive in relation to the mind. The author explores the vocabulary used by Anaxagoras to articulate his doctrine and how it uses oppositions such as one and multiple, similar and different, light and dark, hot and cold, dry and wet to categorize things. The author also discusses Anaxagoras' use of the concept of infinity in relation to both numbers and spatial dimensions. The text also highlights the attributes of the mind, such as its spatial greatness, lightness, and purity, which allow for quick movement and perception. The author concludes that Anaxagoras' conception of the mind is not divine, but rather characterized by its separation from everything else. [introduction] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/KmHwcrR9pPkX73m |
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| Title | La critique aristotélicienne des Idées en Physique II 2 et l’interprétation de Simplicius |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 2017 |
| Journal | Revue des Sciences Philosophiques et Théologiques |
| Volume | 101 |
| Pages | 569-584 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Golitsis, Pantelis |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
This paper examines Aristotle's criticism of the Platonic Ideas in Physics II 2 and the interpretation of Simplicius. Aristotle's critique focuses on the separation of physical realities, performed unconsciously by proponents of Ideas, which he compares to the method of mathematicians. In Physics II 2, Aristotle aims to clarify the distinction between the tasks of mathematicians and physicists. While mathematicians separate accidents (such as figures and numbers) from natural bodies to study them independently, physicists, like geometers, consider figures as essential accidents inherent to natural substances. The paper argues that the Platonic philosophers inadvertently separate natural realities from matter to establish the existence of Ideas. Aristotle maintains that the definitions of mathematical entities do not include motion, whereas definitions of natural entities, like the "camus" nose, involve movement or refer to it. The proponents of Ideas, by separating realities from matter, establish metaphysical and immaterial Ideas, conceiving them erroneously in a material mode due to their participation in physical realities. Aristotle's criticism does not imply petitio principii because it targets the unawareness of Platonic philosophers. They mistakenly posit Ideas as existing independently, akin to mathematical objects separated in thought but not in reality. This leads them to an illusory metaphysics, as they consider Ideas as less separable from matter than mathematical entities are. Instead of grounding a physics that studies forms within matter, they engage in a misguided metaphysical endeavor. [introduction] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/1pNKYrIvZMIsMEt |
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| Title | La fin du Néoplatonisme Hellénique. Mise au point sur la question |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 2002 |
| Journal | Revue de Philosophie Ancienne |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 83-110 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Saihi, Sofian |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/AjjKL33qFZURrzc |
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| Title | La pensée s'exprime «grâce» à l'être (Parménide, fr. 8.35) |
| Type | Article |
| Language | French |
| Date | 2004 |
| Journal | Revue Philosophique de la France et de l'Étranger |
| Volume | 194 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-13 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Cordero, Néstor-Luis |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
The text discusses Parmenides' difficult philosophical ideas, particularly the enigmatic line 8.35 in his poem. The author argues for a specific interpretation of the line and responds to objections raised by P. Aubenque. Parmenides emphasizes the relationship between being and thought, with thought being possible "thanks to" or "because of" being. The author defends the use of the preposition epi + datif, which suggests a causal relationship between being and the ability to name things. Ultimately, Parmenides' philosophy stresses the importance of grounding thought and speech in what actually exists. [introduction/conclusion] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/mYlIp5PP7fWrXfD |
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| 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 |
| Editor(s) | |
| Translator(s) |
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] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/NJ9uVQqYDJ638IG |
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