Research Catalog

Title

On Aristotle : metaphysics 12 / Themistius ; translated by Yoav Meyrav.

Author

Themistius

Publication

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

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Details

Additional Authors

Meyrav, Yoav

Description

vii, 187 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"This is the only commentary on Aristotle's theological work, Metaphysics, Book 12, to survive from the first six centuries CE - the heyday of ancient Greek commentary on Aristotle. Though the Greek text itself is lost, a full English translation is presented here for the first time, based on Arabic versions of the Greek and a Hebrew version of the Arabic. In his commentary Themistius offers an extensive re-working of Aristotle, confirming that the first principle of the universe is indeed Aristotle's God as intellect, not the intelligibles thought by God. The identity of intellect with intelligibles had been omitted by Aristotle in Metaphysics 12, but is suggested in his Physics 3.3 and On the Soul 3, and later by Plotinus. Laid out here in an accessible translation and accompanied by extensive commentary notes, introduction and indexes, the work will be of interest for students and scholars of Neoplatonist philosophy, ancient metaphysics, and textual transmission"--

Series Statement

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Uniform Title

• Themistius' paraphrase of Aristotle's Metaphysics 12. English
• Ancient commentators on Aristotle.

Alternative Title

Themistius' paraphrase of Aristotle's Metaphysics 12.

Subject

• Aristotle
• Metaphysics (Aristotle)
• Metaphysics > Early works to 1800
• Philosophy, Ancient > Early works to 1800
• Metaphysics
• Philosophy, Ancient

Genre/Form

• Early works.
• Informational works.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Call Number

JFE 21-1151

ISBN

• 9781350127241
• 1350127248
• 9781350189294
• 1350189294
• 9781350127258 (canceled/invalid)
• 9781350127265 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2020023403

OCLC

1157732442

Author

Themistius, author.

Title

On Aristotle : metaphysics 12 / Themistius ; translated by Yoav Meyrav.

Publisher

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Ancient commentators on Aristotle.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Added Author

Meyrav, Yoav, translator.

Other Form:

Online version: Themistius New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. 9781350127258 (DLC) 2020023404

Research Call Number

JFE 21-1151