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The philosophy of the commentators, 200-600 AD: a sourcebook (Vol. I: Psychology)

Autor Richard Sorabji

Editorial GERALD DUCKWORTH & CO.

The philosophy of the commentators, 200-600 AD: a sourcebook (Vol. I: Psychology)
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  • Publisher GERALD DUCKWORTH & CO.
  • ISBN13 9780715632451
  • ISBN10 0715632450
  • Type Book
  • Pages 430
  • Published 2004
  • Bookbinding Rustic

The philosophy of the commentators, 200-600 AD: a sourcebook (Vol. I: Psychology)

Autor Richard Sorabji

Editorial GERALD DUCKWORTH & CO.

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This is a sourcebook that draws upon the 400 years of transition from ancient Greek philosophy to the medieval philosophy of Islam and the West. Philosophy was then often written in the form of commentaries on the works of Plato and Aristotle. Many ideas wrongly credited to the Middle Ages derive from this period, e.g. that of impetus in dynamics and intentional objects in philosophy of mind. The later Neoplatonist commentators fought a losing battle with Christianity, but inadvertently made Aristotle acceptable to Christians by ascribing to him belief in a Creator God and human immortality. They also provided a panorama of up to 1000 years of preceding Greek philosophy, much of it otherwise lost. They serve as the missing link essential for understanding the history of Western philosophy. Psychology was for the Neoplatonist commentators the gateway to metaphysics and theology. It was the subject on which Plato and Aristotle disagreed most, and the subject on which the commentators went furthest beyond them in their search for an amalgamation. Ethics and religious practice fall naturally under psychology and are included in this volume. All sources appear in English translation and are carefully linked and cross-referenced by editorial comment and explanation.