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* Philoponus: On Aristotle, Physics 5-8, with Simplicius: On Aristotle on the Void, translated by Paul Lettinck and J. O. Urmson ( 1994 ).
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* On Aristotle's Prior Analytics ( written by John Philoponus )
* On Aristotle's Posterior Analytics ( written by John Philoponus )
* On Aristotle's On Generation and Corruption ( written by John Philoponus )
* On Aristotle's On the Soul ( written by John Philoponus )
* John Philoponus: On Aristotle On Coming-to-be and Perishing 1. 1-5, translated by C. J. F. Williams.
* John Philoponus: On Aristotle On Coming-to-be and Perishing 1. 6-2. 4, translated by C. J. F. Williams.
* John Philoponus: On Aristotle On the Soul 2. 1-6, translated by W. Charlton.
* John Philoponus: On Aristotle On the Soul 2. 7-12, translated by W. Charlton.
* John Philoponus: On Aristotle On the Soul 3. 1-8, translated by W. Charlton.
* John Philoponus: On Aristotle On the Intellect ( de Anima 3. 4-8 ), translated by W. Charlton.
* Philoponus: Corollaries on Place and Void, with Simplicius: Against Philoponus On the Eternity of the World, translated by David Furley and Christian Wildberg ( 1991 ).
* Philoponus, John, On Aristotle ’ s Physics, trans.
Philoponus ’ early writings are based on lectures given by Ammonius, but gradually he established his own independent thinking in his commentaries and critiques of Aristotle ’ s On the Soul and Physics.
* On the Trinity ( De trinitate ) The main source for a reconstruction of Philoponus ' trinitarian doctrine.
Philoponus and Aristotle
The first Greek Christians to comment extensively on Aristotle were John Philoponus, Elias, and David in the sixth century, and Stephen of Alexandria in the early seventh century.
* John Philoponus, Commentary on Aristotle ’ s Physics
His critique of Aristotle in the Physics commentary was a major influence on Giovanni Pico della Mirandola and Galileo Galilei, who cited Philoponus substantially in his works.
In the latter work Philoponus became one of the earliest thinkers to reject Aristotle ’ s dynamics and propose the ‘ theory of impetus ’: i. e. an object moves and continues to move because of an energy imparted in it by the mover, and ceases movement when that energy is exhausted.
In this erroneous but insightful theory can be found the first step towards the concept of inertia in modern physics, although Philoponus ’ theory was largely ignored at the time because he was too radical in his rejection of Aristotle.
* Commentary on Aristotle's Physics Philoponus ' most important commentary, in which he challenges Aristotle on time, space, void, matter and dynamics.
Both Aristotle and Philoponus argue that in kinds of change there are differences, in their form and matter.
The idea that came from Plato and was developed by Aristotle has been evolved by Philoponus.
Similarly to Aristotle, who rejected the immaterial things, and in contrast to Plato whose metaphysics accepted immaterial substances, Philoponus ’ concept of substance refers to the material objects.
Philoponus has raised the central question of the scientific and philosophical Aristotle ’ s work on chemistry.
There are various interpretations of the theory of mixture, but it seems that Philoponus is rather refining Aristotle ’ s approach than rejecting it.
Philoponus ’ view of space as homogeneity is influenced by the Hellenic teaching of Aristotle.
Philoponus and Physics
Similarly to ideas presented in Physics, Philoponus in the work titled Arbiter states that our corrupted bodies ( material things ) will be eventually brought into being ( matter and form ) by God.
Philoponus and with
In the Middle Ages, Aristotle's theories were criticized and modified by a number of figures, beginning with John Philoponus in the 6th century.
The Tritheist bishops refused to anathematize Philoponus, and brought proofs that he agreed with Severus and Theodosius.
# John Philoponus, an Aristotelian and monophysite in Alexandria about the middle of the sixth century, was charged with tritheism because he saw in the Trinity as separated three natures, substances and deities, according to the number of divine persons.
Cosmas's view has never been influential even in religious circles ; a near-contemporary Christian, John Philoponus, disagreed with him as did most Christian philosophers of the era.
The idea that with the transfer of the imperial capital from Rome to Constantinople primacy in the Church was also transferred is found in undeveloped form as early as John Philoponus ( c. 490 – c.
The style of his commentaries and his conclusions made Philoponus unpopular with his colleagues and fellow philosophers, and he appears to have ceased his study of philosophy around 530, devoting himself to theology instead.
Philoponus attempts to combine the idea of homogeneous space with the Aristotelian system.
John Philoponus ’ Christological “ opus magnum ” stands in the line with St. Cyril of Alexandria and Severus of Antioch.
Philoponus and Simplicius
He also taught Asclepius of Tralles, John Philoponus, Damascius and Simplicius.
Zabarella consulted newly recovered Greek commentators such as Alexander of Aphrodisias, Philoponus, Simplicius and Themistius, as well as medieval commentators like Thomas Aquinas, Walter Burley and Averroes.
However, Philoponus and his contemporaries, Simplicius of Cilicia and Strato developed this concept further.
Philoponus and on
John Philoponus stands out for having attempted a fundamental critique of Aristotle's views on the eternity of the world, movement, and other elements of Aristotelian thought.
About 550 AD the Christian philosopher John Philoponus wrote a treatise on the astrolabe in Greek, which is the earliest extant Greek treatise on the instrument.
Philoponus dedicated to him a book on the Trinity.
Perhaps most notable of these is his commentary on Genesis, which is cited by Cosmas Indicopleustes, John Philoponus, and Photius ( Cod.
John Philoponus wrote at least 40 works on a wide array of subjects including grammar, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and theology.
Although in the abstract manner, Philoponus is chiefly focused on the concept in question.
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