| Middle Commentary on Aristotle's de Anima Contributor(s): Averroës (Author), Ivry, Alfred L. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0842524738 ISBN-13: 9780842524735 Publisher: Brigham Young University Press OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2001 Annotation: Averroes, the greatest Aristotelian of the Islamic philosophical tradition, composed some thirty-eight commentaries on the "First Teacher's" corpus, including three separate treatments of "De Anima ("On the Soul"): the works commonly referred to as the Short, Middle, and Long Commentaries. The Middle Commentary--actually Averroes's last writing on the text-remains one of his most refined and politically discreet treatments of Aristotle, offering modern readers Averroes's final statement on the material intellect and conjunction as well as an accessible historical window on Aristotle's work as it was interpreted and transmitted in the medieval period.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 128 |
| LCCN: 2002006194 |
| Series: Graeco-Arabic Sciences and Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.12" W x 9.7" (1.92 lbs) 300 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Averro s, the greatest Aristotelian of the Islamic philosophical tradition, composed some thirty-eight commentaries on the First Teacher's corpus, including three separate treatments of De Anima (On the Soul): the works commonly referred to as the Short, Middle, and Long Commentaries. The Middle Commentary--actually Averro s's last writing on the text-remains one of his most refined and politically discreet treatments of Aristotle, offering modern readers Averro s's final statement on the material intellect and conjunction as well as an accessible historical window on Aristotle's work as it was interpreted and transmitted in the medieval period. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ivry, Alfred L.: - Alfred L. Ivry is professor emeritus in the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies and the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University. He is the author, editor, or translator of nine books. Most recently, he edited Averroes's Middle Commentary on Aristotle's -De Anima- in both Arabic and Hebrew critical editions, as well as supplying an English-language translation. |