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Theophrastus Aeneas of Gaza ; translated by John Dillon and Donald Russell. With, Ammonius / Zacharias of Mytilene ; translated by Sebastian Gertz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aeneas, of Gaza, active 5th century, author.
- Series:
- Ancient commentators on Aristotle.
- Ancient commentators on Aristotle
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ammonius Saccas, of Alexandria.
- Ammonius Saccas.
- Neoplatonism.
- Philosophy and religion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London Bristol Classical Press 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "50 years before Philoponus, two Christians from Gaza, seeking to influence Alexandrian Christians, defended the Christian belief in resurrection and the finite duration of the world, and attacked rival Neoplatonist views. Aeneas addresses an unusual version of the food chain argument against resurrection, that our bodies will get eaten by other creatures. Zacharias attacks the Platonist examples of synchronous creation, which were the production of light, of shadow, and of a footprint in the sand. A fragment survives of a third Gazan contribution by Procopius. Zacharias lampoons the Neoplatonist professor in Alexandria, Ammonius, and claims a leading role in the riot which led to the cleverest Neoplatonist, Damascius, fleeing to Athens. It was only Philoponus, however, who was able to embarrass the Neoplatonists by arguing against them on their own terms."--Bloomsbury Publishing
- 50 years before Philoponus, two Christians from Gaza, seeking to influence Alexandrian Christians, defended the Christian belief in resurrection and the finite duration of the world, and attacked rival Neoplatonist views. Aeneas addresses an unusual version of the food chain argument against resurrection, that our bodies will get eaten by other creatures. Zacharias attacks the Platonist examples of synchronous creation, which were the production of light, of shadow, and of a footprint in the sand. A fragment survives of a third Gazan contribution by Procopius. Zacharias lampoons the Neoplatonist professor in Alexandria, Ammonius, and claims a leading role in the riot which led to the cleverest Neoplatonist, Damascius, fleeing to Athens. It was only Philoponus, however, who was able to embarrass the Neoplatonists by arguing against them on their own terms. This volume contains an English translation of the works by Aeneas of Gaza and Zacharias of Mytilene, accompanied by a detailed introduction, explanatory notes and a bibliography.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part One: Aeneas of Gaza: Theophrastus
- Textual Emendations
- Translation
- Notes
- Bibliography
- English-Greek Glossary
- Greek-English Index
- Index of Passages Cited
- General Index
- Part Two: Zacharias of Mytilene: Ammonius
- General Index
- Notes:
- "Paperback edition first published 2014"--T. p. verso.
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes
- ISBN:
- 9781472551528
- 1472551524
- 9781472500373
- 1472500377
- OCLC:
- 878148122
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