On Aristotle's "Metaphysics" : : An Annotated Translation of the So-called "Epitome" / / Averroes; ed. by Rüdiger Arnzen.
This book contains the first English translation of Abūl-Walīd Ibn Rushd's (Averroes') so-called Epitome of Aristotle's Metaphysics . The original Arabic text was composed around 1160 as a sort of appendix to a series of compendia of Aristotle's works on natural philosophy by the...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2010] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2010 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Scientia Graeco-Arabica ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (378 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Translator's Introduction -- Translation -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Notes -- (Chapter One) -- (Chapter Two) -- (Chapter Three) -- (Chapter Four) -- Backmatter |
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Summary: | This book contains the first English translation of Abūl-Walīd Ibn Rushd's (Averroes') so-called Epitome of Aristotle's Metaphysics . The original Arabic text was composed around 1160 as a sort of appendix to a series of compendia of Aristotle's works on natural philosophy by the famous Andalusian philosopher. The two most interesting things about this work are the fact that Averroes restructures here the Aristotelian text according to his own conception of metaphysics, as opposed to his great literal commentary which follows the order of the Metaphysics section by section, and that he constantly revised this work over more than three decades. The present translation is based on a wide range of documents including, apart from the available Arabic editions, a number of medieval Arabic manuscripts not taken into consideration in these editions as well as the Renaissance translation into Latin prepared by Jacob Mantinus. It is accompanied by a commentary dealing with the major philosophical topics, Averroes' sources and problems of the transmission and constitution of the text. In addition, the most important variant readings of the manuscripts are noted in footnotes underneath the translation. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110220025 9783110238570 9783110238488 9783110636949 9783110233544 9783110233551 9783110233575 9783110514827 |
ISSN: | 1868-7172 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110220025 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Averroes; ed. by Rüdiger Arnzen. |