On Aristotle's Metaphysics : an annotated translation of the so-called Epitome / Averroes ; edited by Rüdiger Arnzen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Averroës, 1126-1198.

Contributor:

Arnzen, Rüdiger.

Series:

Scientia Graeco-Arabica ; v. 5.

Scientia Graeco-Arabica, 1868-7172 ; v. 5

Standardized Title:

Talkhīṣ mā baʻda al-ṭabīʻah. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Metaphysics.

Aristotle. Metaphysics.

Aristotle.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, 2010.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Translator's Introduction

Translation

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Notes

(Chapter One)

(Chapter Two)

(Chapter Three)

(Chapter Four)

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-359) and indexes.

ISBN:

9786612716331

9781282716339

1282716336

9783110220025

3110220024

OCLC:

630538734