This book is a full study of the remaining evidence for Xenarchus of Seleucia, one of the earliest interpreters of Aristotle. Andrea Falcon places the evidence in its context, the revival of interest in Aristotle's philosophy that took place in the first century BCE. Xenarchus is often presented as a rebel, challenging Aristotle and the Aristotelian tradition. Falcon argues that there is more to Xenarchus and his philosophical activity than an opposition to Aristotle; he was a creative philosopher, and his views are best understood as an attempt to revise and update Aristotle's philosophy. By looking at how Xenarchus negotiated different aspects of Aristotle's philosophy, this book highlights elements of rupture as well as strands of continuity within the Aristotelian tradition.



Zusammenfassung
A full study of the surviving evidence for Xenarchus of Seleucia, one of the earliest interpreters of Aristotle.
Titel
Aristotelianism in the First Century BCE
Untertitel
Xenarchus of Seleucia
EAN
9781139200288
ISBN
978-1-139-20028-8
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Veröffentlichung
15.12.2011
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
1.87 MB
Anzahl Seiten
220
Jahr
2011
Untertitel
Englisch