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Alexander of Aphrodisias (ăfrōdĭsh`ēəs), fl. A.D. 200, Greek Peripatetic philosopher. A celebrated ancient commentator on Aristotle, he was often called the Exegete. Among his extant writings are portions of commentaries on several of Aristotle's works, including the Metaphysics, as well as some original treatises. These latter include On the Soul, in which Alexander examines the nature of human intellect, and On Fate, a refutation of the Stoic doctrine of determinism. Some of the works attributed to Alexander are thought to be spurious. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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According to
Piccolomini the mistake of Alexander of Aphrodisias and Galen was that
they did not fully realize this. According to
Piccolomini the mistake of Alexander of Aphrodisias and Galen was that
they did not fully realize this. The poets were misusing the mysteries
of religion, the Peripatetics -- read "the Paduan Academics,"
be they the followers of Alexander of Aphrodisias or of Averroes -- were
ruining religion by denying the possibility of individual survival, and
even by betraying Aristotle whose religious meaning had just been
revealed to the learned world through the Latin translation of
Themistius's paraphrases made by Ermolao Barbaro in 1481. |
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