Averroes’ Natural Philosophy and its Reception in the Latin West / edited by Paul J.J.M. Bakker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bakker, Paul J. J. M., editor.

Series:

Ancient and medieval philosophy. Series 1 ; 50.

Ancient and medieval philosophy. Series 1 ; L

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Medieval.

Islamic philosophy.

Philosophy of nature--History.

Philosophy of nature.

Averroës, 1126-1198--Appreciation.

Averroës.

Averroës, 1126-1198.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leuven, [Belgium] : Leuven University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ibn Rushd (1126-1198), or Averroes, is widely known as the unrivalled commentator on virtually all works by Aristotle. His commentaries and treatises were used as manuals for understanding Aristotelian philosophy until the Age of the Enlightenment. Both Averroes and the movement commonly known as 'Latin Averroism' have attracted considerable attention from historians of philosophy and science. Whereas most studies focus on Averroes' psychology, particularly on his doctrine of the 'unity of the intellect', Averroes' natural philosophy as a whole and its influence still remain largely unexplored. This volume aims to fill the gap by studying various aspects of Averroes' natural philosophical thought, in order to evaluate its impact on the history of philosophy and science between the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period.

Contents:

Introduction / Paul J.J.M. Bakker

L'eternel par soi / Cristina Cerami

Alexandre d'Aphrodise ou le materialiste malgre lui / Jean-Baptiste Brenet

Averroes' critique of Ptolemy and its reception by John of Jandun and Agostino Nifo / Dag Nikolaus Hasse

Is celestial motion a natural motion? / Silvia Donati

The reception of Averroes' view on motion in the Latin west / Cecilia Trifogli

Averroes and fourteenth-century theories of alteration / Edith Dudley Sylla

Providence and seventeenth-century attacks on Averroes / Craig Martin.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Container of: Martin, Craig, 1972- Providence and seventeenth-century attacks on Averroes.

Container of: Sylla, Edith Dudley. Averroes and fourteenth-century theories of alteration.

Container of: Trifogli, Cecilia. Reception of Averroes' view on motion in the Latin west.

Container of: Donati, Silvia. Is celestial motion a natural motion?

Container of: Hasse, Dag Nikolaus. Averroes' critique of Ptolemy and its reception by John of Jandun and Agostino Nifo.

Container of: Brenet, Jean-Baptiste. Alexandre d'Aphrodise ou le matérialiste malgré lui.

Container of: Cerami, Cristina. Éternel par soi.

ISBN:

94-6166-190-8

OCLC:

945658001