Article ID: CBB001200460

Philoponus' Cosmology in the Arabic Tradition (2012)

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The article surveys the influence of some of the cosmological theories of Johannes Philoponus in the Islamic philosophical tradition. After a survey of the Arabic tradition of Philoponus life and works, I provide a study of some of the latter's chief arguments in favor of the world's temporal creation. The central part of the paper consists in a study of the text and translation (provided in an Appendix) of a selection of Averroes' quotations from and discussions of Philoponus' key arguments. In the case of the fragments of Philoponus' lost work Against Arisotle, preserved mainly by Simplicius, the context of Simplicius' text must be taken into consideration, since it often provides the requisite doctrinal background for understanding Philoponus, and hence the Arabo-Islamic authors who adopted and adapted his arguments.

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Authors & Contributors
McVaugh, Michael Rogers
Ragep, F. Jamil
Fraenkel, Carlos
Violet Moller
Roberts, Alexandre M.
Shi Yunli Zhu Haohao
Concepts
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Transmission of texts
Translations
Transmission of ideas
Astronomy
Time Periods
Medieval
14th century
Renaissance
Ancient
17th century
13th century
Places
Greece
Salerno (Italy)
Córdoba (Spain)
Toledo (Spain)
Velha Goa (India)
Baghdad (Iraq)
Institutions
Université de Montpellier
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
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