El. knyga: Essentialisme: Alexandre d'Aphrodise entre logique, physique et cosmologie

This book is the first study of the ontological system of Alexander of Aphrodisias (floruit c. 200 AD), famous for his commentaries on the works of Aristotle. By drawing not only on the entire known corpus of the commentator's works, but also on numerous new Greek and Arabic sources, Marwan Rashed aimsat defining Alexander’s place in the history of metaphysics. Alexander’s attempt to substantiate the objectivity of the Aristotelian form draws down the curtain on the phase of the Hellenistic peripatos, at the same time marking the beginning of medieval Aristotelianism.

This book is the first study of the ontological system of Alexander of Aphrodisias (floruit c. 200 AD), famous for his commentaries on the works of Aristotle. By drawing not only on the entire known corpus of the commentator's works, but also on numerous new Greek and Arabic sources, Marwan Rashed aimsat defining Alexander’s place in the history of metaphysics. Alexander’s attempt to substantiate the objectivity of the Aristotelian form draws down the curtain on the phase of the Hellenistic peripatos, at the same time marking the beginning of medieval Aristotelianism.

The volumes of the series Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina. Sources and Studies, will present and interpret Greek textual sources on the transmission and reception of Aristotle from late antiquity to the Byzantine middle ages and the Renaissance era applying philological, historical, and exegetical methods.

Hyperlink to Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina. Series academica:

https://www.degruyter.com/view/serial/CAGBSA-B

This new series was created to continue and extend the ‘Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca’, the edition of commentaries on Aristotle from Late Antiquity established from 1882-1907 at the Royal Prussian
Academy in Berlin. The ‘Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca et Byzantina’ extend our view of the Byzantine tradition and provide critical first editions of texts of Byzantine commentaries on Aristotle together with further source texts on the reception of Aristotle in Byzantium. The series also includes monographs and collected volumes on the provision and understanding of these texts. In this way, the foundations can be laid for decisive advances in the study and evaluation of Byzantine philosophy and knowledge about the relevant authors, copyists and recipients. The editions concentrate on commentaries on writings on natural philosophy, metaphysics, biology, psychology and on logic.

Key features:

• The editors are internationally renowned authorities on Aristotle
• The series continues the de Gruyter foci on Aristotle (Bekker Edition, CAG) and critical editions to include the Byzantine era
• The series provides first editions of new texts closing gaps in the history of medieval philosophy and the humanities