John Philoponus' new definition of prime matter : : aspects of its background in Neoplatonism and the ancient commentary tradition / / by Frans A.J. de Haas.
This study provides the first full discussion of Philoponus' excursus on matter in contra Proclum XI. 1-8 which sets out the innovative definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension. The author argues that Philoponus' definition was motivated primarily by philosophical problems...
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| Superior document: | Philosophia antiqua, v. 69 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1997. |
| Year of Publication: | 1997 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Philosophia Antiqua
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 339 pages) :; illustrations. |
| Notes: | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--1995 under title: Philoponus' notion of prime matter. |
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