Researcher in Islamic Studies
BA in History, MA in Religious Studies, PhD in Philosophy
University of Palermo, Department Culture e Società
Viale delle Scienze, ed. 15
90128 Palermo PA, Italy
BA in History, MA in Religious Studies, PhD in Philosophy
University of Palermo, Department Culture e Società
Viale delle Scienze, ed. 15
90128 Palermo PA, Italy
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The volume contains the most significant texts on the birth and development of the doctrine of the analogy of being. The passages are reproduced side-by-side with annotated original translations and are collected in two sections: that of ancient and late antique philosophy and that of medieval Arabic and Latin philosophy. The first section includes the main Aristotelian texts that constituted the origin of the doctrine of the analogy of being, and the most relevant passages of the antique and late antique commentary tradition, from Alexander of Aphrodisias (2nd-3rd century AD) to Simplicius of Cilicia (6th century AD), in which it is possible to identify the first phases of the development of this doctrine. The section on Arabic and Latin medieval philosophy includes selected passages by philosophers who represent the essential stages in the development of the doctrine of the analogy of being in the Arabic and Latin Middle Ages, from al-Fārābī (d. 950 c.) to Thomas Aquinas (13th c.) to Thomas de Vio, the "Cajetan" (15th-16th c.).
In addition to providing a useful tool for the reconstruction of the origins of the attribution of the analogy of being to Aristotle, the volume identifies in the reported texts the indispensable basis for further developments of this doctrine in contemporary metaphysics.
The volume has been edited by Giovanni Catapano, Cecilia Martini Bonadeo and Rita Salis, and has been realized with the collaboration of Sara Abram, Giovanni Gambi, Giovanni Mandolino, Chiara Maurelli and Enrico Moro.
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The volume contains the most significant texts on the birth and development of the doctrine of the analogy of being. The passages are reproduced side-by-side with annotated original translations and are collected in two sections: that of ancient and late antique philosophy and that of medieval Arabic and Latin philosophy. The first section includes the main Aristotelian texts that constituted the origin of the doctrine of the analogy of being, and the most relevant passages of the antique and late antique commentary tradition, from Alexander of Aphrodisias (2nd-3rd century AD) to Simplicius of Cilicia (6th century AD), in which it is possible to identify the first phases of the development of this doctrine. The section on Arabic and Latin medieval philosophy includes selected passages by philosophers who represent the essential stages in the development of the doctrine of the analogy of being in the Arabic and Latin Middle Ages, from al-Fārābī (d. 950 c.) to Thomas Aquinas (13th c.) to Thomas de Vio, the "Cajetan" (15th-16th c.).
In addition to providing a useful tool for the reconstruction of the origins of the attribution of the analogy of being to Aristotle, the volume identifies in the reported texts the indispensable basis for further developments of this doctrine in contemporary metaphysics.
The volume has been edited by Giovanni Catapano, Cecilia Martini Bonadeo and Rita Salis, and has been realized with the collaboration of Sara Abram, Giovanni Gambi, Giovanni Mandolino, Chiara Maurelli and Enrico Moro.