UID:
almahu_9949702036002882
Format:
1 online resource (xxiii, 339 pages) :
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illustrations.
ISBN:
9789004320932
Series Statement:
Philosophia antiqua, v. 69
Content:
This study provides the first full discussion of Philoponus' excursus on matter in contra Proclum XI. 1-8 which sets out the innovative definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension. The author argues that Philoponus' definition was motivated primarily by philosophical problems in Neoplatonism. Philoponus employs the explanation of growth, the interpretation of Aristotle's category theory and the notions of formlessness and potentiality to substantiate his definition. To conclude, the book offers an assessment of the significance of Philoponus' innovation. It is demonstrated for the first time that Plotinus' view of matter exerted considerable influence on both Philoponus and Simplicius. Moreover, the structure of Syrianus' and Proclus' metaphysics prepared the way for Philoponus' account of prime matter.
Note:
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--1995 under title: Philoponus' notion of prime matter.
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Preliminary material -- PROCLUS AND PHILOPONUS -- THREE-DIMENSIONALITY IN THE ANCIENT PHILOSOPHICAL TRADITION -- FIRST OBJECTION: CHANGE OF VOLUME -- SECOND OBJECTION: A CATEGORY MISTAKE -- THIRD OBJECTION: MATTER IS FORMLESS -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRIME MATTER -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- LIST OF TRANSLATIONS AND DIAGRAMS -- INDEX LOCORUM -- GENERAL INDEX -- PHILOSOPHIA ANTIQUA by J. MANSFELD , D.T. RUNIA and J.C.M. VAN WINDEN.
Additional Edition:
Print version: John Philoponus' New Definition of Prime Matter: Aspects of its Background in Neoplatonism and the Ancient Commentary Tradition Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 1996, ISBN 9789004104464
Language:
English
Keywords:
History.
