F A J de Haas
Biographic Data
| ID | 5900573 |
|---|---|
| NAME | F A J de Haas |
| GIVEN NAMES | F A J |
| FAMILY NAME | de Haas |
| SIGNATURE | DE HAAS F A J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cambridge |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4142-7150 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Themistius
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Intellect in Alexander of Aphrodisias and John Philoponus
This chapter outlines the Alexander's theory of intellect, followed by Philoponus' theory. It shows how the fact that each of them tried to get maximum support for his own view from the text of Aristotle's De anima led to a strong disagreement of Philoponus with Alexander. The chapter presents the Aristotelian texts that play a role in each commentator since Theophrastus. Alexander of Aphrodisias was the main teacher of Peripatetic philosophy in …
Interpreting Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics in Late Antiquity and Beyond
This collection of essays highlights Ancient, Byzantine and Medieval developments in the discussion of scientific method and argument in the comment(arie)s on Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics and related methodological passages in the Aristotelian corpus. Despite the importance of these discussions, the larger part of the commentary tradition on the Posterior Analytics still remains uncharted. The contributors to this volume identify and explore t…
Late ancient philosophy
This chapter covers a fascinating stretch in the history of ancient Greek philosophy, ranging from the dawn of the Roman empire in the first century BC until the Arab conquest of Alexandria in AD 640. It is well known that in this period most of the ancient legacy to Byzantine, mediaeval and Renaissance philosophy received its definitive shape. However, in the transmission of this legacy to later centuries much of the depth, detail and motivation…
The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy
The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. A team of leading specialists surveys the developments of the period and evaluates a comprehensive series of major thinkers, ranging from Pythagoras to Epicurus. There are also separate chapters on how philosophy in the ancient world interacted with religion, literature and science, and a final chapter traces …
Did Plotinus and Porphyry disagree on Aristotle's Categories
In this paper I propose a reading of Plotinus Enneads VI.1-3 \[41-43] On the genera of being which regards this treatise as a coherent whole in which Aristotle's Categories is explored in a way that turns it into a decisive contribution to Plotinus' Platonic ontology. In addition, I claim that Porphyry's Isagoge and commentaries on the Categories start by adopting Plotinus' point of view, including his notion of genus, and proceed by explaining i…
Priscian of Lydia and Pseudo-Simplicius on the soul
Little is known of the life of Priscian of Lydia (born late fifth century ce ), who is not to be confused with his older namesake Priscian of Caesarea (fl. c. 500 ce ), the famous Latin grammarian. Priscian of Lydia is one of the six philosophers listed by Agathias Histories 2.30–1 to have accompanied Damascius on his journey to the Sassanian king Chosroes I (reign 531–79 ce ). Agathias suggests they came of their own accord guided by the false i…
The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity
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Chapter Six: Recollection and Potentiality in Philoponus
The 75th birthday of one's teacher and doctorate supervisor is a special occasion. In this essay, the author considers three aspects of this occasion in some Neoplatonic detail. The author believes that for any Platonist the starting point of a discussion of teaching and learning are the Meno and the Phaedo . The chapter finds that Philoponus makes room for the potentiality he requires by employing the concept of latitude. In the context of the m…
Mixture in Philoponus. An Encounter with a Third Kind of Potentiality
In this book, a dozen distinguished scholars in the field of the history of philosophy and science investigate aspects of the commentary tradition on Aristotle's De generatione et corruptione, one of the least studied among Aristotle's treatises in natural philosophy. Many famous thinkers such as Johannes Philoponus, Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, John Buridan, Nicole Oresme, Francesco Piccolomini, Jacopo Zabarella, and Galileo Galilei wrote c…
Musik - und die Geschichte der Philosophie und Naturwissenschaften im Mittelalter: Fragen zur Wechselwirkung von 'Musica' und 'Philosophia' im Mittelalter
John Philoponus' New Definition of Prime Matter: Aspects of its Background in Neoplatonism and the Ancient Commentary Tradition
This study provides the first full discussion of Philoponus' excursus on matter in contra Proclum XI. 1-8 which sets out the innovative definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension. The author argues that Philoponus' definition was motivated primarily by philosophical problems in Neoplatonism. Philoponus employs the explanation of growth, the interpretation of Aristotle's category theory and the notions of formlessness and potentiali…
Did Plotinus and Porphyry disagree on Aristotle's Categories
In this paper I propose a reading of Plotinus Enneads VI.1-3 \[41-43] On the genera of being which regards this treatise as a coherent whole in which Aristotle's Categories is explored in a way that turns it into a decisive contribution to Plotinus' Platonic ontology. In addition, I claim that Porphyry's Isagoge and commentaries on the Categories start by adopting Plotinus' point of view, including his notion of genus, and proceed by explaining i…
John Philoponus' New Definition of Prime Matter: Aspects of its Background in Neoplatonism and the Ancient Commentary Tradition
This study provides the first full discussion of Philoponus' excursus on matter in contra Proclum XI. 1-8 which sets out the innovative definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension. The author argues that Philoponus' definition was motivated primarily by philosophical problems in Neoplatonism. Philoponus employs the explanation of growth, the interpretation of Aristotle's category theory and the notions of formlessness and potentiali…
Musik - und die Geschichte der Philosophie und Naturwissenschaften im Mittelalter: Fragen zur Wechselwirkung von 'Musica' und 'Philosophia' im Mittelalter
Mixture in Philoponus. An Encounter with a Third Kind of Potentiality
In this book, a dozen distinguished scholars in the field of the history of philosophy and science investigate aspects of the commentary tradition on Aristotle's De generatione et corruptione, one of the least studied among Aristotle's treatises in natural philosophy. Many famous thinkers such as Johannes Philoponus, Albert the Great, Thomas Aquinas, John Buridan, Nicole Oresme, Francesco Piccolomini, Jacopo Zabarella, and Galileo Galilei wrote c…
Priscian of Lydia and Pseudo-Simplicius on the soul
Little is known of the life of Priscian of Lydia (born late fifth century ce ), who is not to be confused with his older namesake Priscian of Caesarea (fl. c. 500 ce ), the famous Latin grammarian. Priscian of Lydia is one of the six philosophers listed by Agathias Histories 2.30–1 to have accompanied Damascius on his journey to the Sassanian king Chosroes I (reign 531–79 ce ). Agathias suggests they came of their own accord guided by the false i…
The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity
Book summary page views Book summary page views help Close Book summary page views help Book summary views reflect the number of visits to the book and chapter landing pages. Total views: 0 * Loading metrics...
Chapter Six: Recollection and Potentiality in Philoponus
The 75th birthday of one's teacher and doctorate supervisor is a special occasion. In this essay, the author considers three aspects of this occasion in some Neoplatonic detail. The author believes that for any Platonist the starting point of a discussion of teaching and learning are the Meno and the Phaedo . The chapter finds that Philoponus makes room for the potentiality he requires by employing the concept of latitude. In the context of the m…
Did Plotinus and Porphyry disagree on Aristotle's Categories
In this paper I propose a reading of Plotinus Enneads VI.1-3 \[41-43] On the genera of being which regards this treatise as a coherent whole in which Aristotle's Categories is explored in a way that turns it into a decisive contribution to Plotinus' Platonic ontology. In addition, I claim that Porphyry's Isagoge and commentaries on the Categories start by adopting Plotinus' point of view, including his notion of genus, and proceed by explaining i…
Late ancient philosophy
This chapter covers a fascinating stretch in the history of ancient Greek philosophy, ranging from the dawn of the Roman empire in the first century BC until the Arab conquest of Alexandria in AD 640. It is well known that in this period most of the ancient legacy to Byzantine, mediaeval and Renaissance philosophy received its definitive shape. However, in the transmission of this legacy to later centuries much of the depth, detail and motivation…
The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy
The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging 2003 introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world. A team of leading specialists surveys the developments of the period and evaluates a comprehensive series of major thinkers, ranging from Pythagoras to Epicurus. There are also separate chapters on how philosophy in the ancient world interacted with religion, literature and science, and a final chapter traces …
Interpreting Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics in Late Antiquity and Beyond
This collection of essays highlights Ancient, Byzantine and Medieval developments in the discussion of scientific method and argument in the comment(arie)s on Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics and related methodological passages in the Aristotelian corpus. Despite the importance of these discussions, the larger part of the commentary tradition on the Posterior Analytics still remains uncharted. The contributors to this volume identify and explore t…
Themistius
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Intellect in Alexander of Aphrodisias and John Philoponus
This chapter outlines the Alexander's theory of intellect, followed by Philoponus' theory. It shows how the fact that each of them tried to get maximum support for his own view from the text of Aristotle's De anima led to a strong disagreement of Philoponus with Alexander. The chapter presents the Aristotelian texts that play a role in each commentator since Theophrastus. Alexander of Aphrodisias was the main teacher of Peripatetic philosophy in …
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