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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes index. |
| Summary |
"A full study of the remaining evidence for Xenarchus of Seleucia, one of the earliest interpreters of Aristotle. Andrea Falcon places the evidence in its context, the revival of interest in Aristotle's philosophy that took place in the first century BCE. Xenarchus is often presented as a rebel, challenging Aristotle and the Aristotelian tradition. This book argues that there is more to Xenarchus and his philosophical activity than an opposition to Aristotle; he was a creative philosopher, and his views are best understood as an attempt to revise and update Aristotle's philosophy. By looking at how Xenarchus negotiated different aspects of Aristotle's philosophy, this book highlights elements of rupture as well as strands of continuity within the Aristotelian tradition"-- Provided by publisher. |
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"This book is a full study of the remaining evidence for Xenarchus of Seleucia, one of the earliest interpreters of Aristotle. Andrea Falcon places the evidence in its context, the revival of interest in Aristotle's philosophy that took place in the first century bce. Xenarchus is often presented as a rebel, challenging Aristotle and the Aristotelian tradition. Falcon argues that there is more to Xenarchus and his philosophical activity than an opposition to Aristotle; he was a creative philosopher, and his views are best understood as an attempt to revise and update Aristotle's philosophy. By looking at how Xenarchus negotiated different aspects of Aristotle's philosophy, this book highlights elements of rupture as well as strands of continuity within the Aristotelian tradition"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Cover; ARISTOTELIANISM IN THE FIRST CENTURY BCE; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I; Xenarchus: the man and his work; 1 LIFE; 2 AFFILIATION; 3 THE RETURN TO ARISTOTLE AND PLATO IN THEFIRST CENTURY BCE; 4 EXEGESIS IN THE FIRST CENTURY BCE; 5 AGAINST THE FIFTH SUBSTANCE; 6 XENARCHUS' CRITICISM OF ARISTOTLE; 7 XENARCHUS' THEORY OF NATURAL MOTION; 8 XENARCHUS' EXPLANATION OF CELESTIAL MOTION; 9 XENARCHUS AND THE HELLENISTIC THEORIES OF MOTION; 10 XENARCHUS STOICUS?; 11 XENARCHUS AND ARISTOTLE'S ETHICS; PART II. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Xenarchus (Of Seleucia), 75 B.C.-18 A.D.
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Xenarchus (Of Seleucia), 75 B.C.-18 A.D. |
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Aristotle.
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Aristotle. |
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Philosophy, Ancient.
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Philosophy, Ancient. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Falcon, Andrea. Aristotelianism in the first century BCE. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521876506 (DLC) 2011030304 (OCoLC)743214152 |
| ISBN |
9781139206259 (electronic book) |
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1139206257 (electronic book) |
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9781139025454 (electronic book) |
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1139025457 (electronic book) |
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9780521876506 |
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0521876508 |
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9781139204675 |
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113920467X |
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9781139203272 |
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9781107525863 (paperback) |
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