Averroes' Middle commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics: critical edition of the Arabic version, French translation and English introduction = Commentarivm medivm in aristotelis metaphysicam = Talkhīṣ mā baʻda al-ṭabīʻah

"Averroes' Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics" reveals the original version, previously considered lost, of a landmark work in Arabic philosophy. Undoubtedly authored by the Cordovan thinker Averroes (1126-1198), this "middle" commentary is distinct from the &...

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1. Verfasser: Averroes 1126-1198 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Aouad, Maroun (HerausgeberIn, ÜbersetzerIn), Di Vincenzo, Silvia 1989- (MitwirkendeR), Fadlallah, Hamidé (MitwirkendeR)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Arabic
French
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2023]
Schriftenreihe:Averrois Opera Series A, Averroes Arabicvs 36
Islamicate intellectual history volume 11
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Zusammenfassung:"Averroes' Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics" reveals the original version, previously considered lost, of a landmark work in Arabic philosophy. Undoubtedly authored by the Cordovan thinker Averroes (1126-1198), this "middle" commentary is distinct from the "Long Commentary" and the "Short Commentary" in method, several doctrinal elements, and scope (it includes books M and N of the Stagirite's treatise). These points and the transmission of the "Middle Commentary" at the crossroads of Arabic, Hebrew, and Latin traditions are addressed in the introduction, which also establishes that the work was extensively quoted by the mystical philosopher Ibn Sabʿīn (13th c.). The edition of the text and the facing translation follow. At the end of the book are Ibn Sabʿīn's quotations, along with extensive indexes
Beschreibung:XVI, 631 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9789004515758