04534nam 22007091c 450 991046530090332120200115203623.01-4725-5152-41-4725-0037-710.5040/9781472551528(CKB)2560000000146994(EBL)1659729(SSID)ssj0001215030(PQKBManifestationID)11689202(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001215030(PQKBWorkID)11176971(PQKB)10979486(MiAaPQ)EBC1659729(Au-PeEL)EBL1659729(CaPaEBR)ebr10856283(CaONFJC)MIL603704(OCoLC)878148122(OCoLC)875239255(UtOrBLW)bpp09255000(EXLCZ)99256000000014699420140929d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTheophrastus Aeneas of Gaza ; translated by John Dillon and Donald Russell. With, Ammonius / Zacharias of Mytilene ; translated by Sebastian GertzLondon Bristol Classical Press 2012.1 online resource (216 p.)Ancient commentators on Aristotle"Paperback edition first published 2014"--T. p. verso.Includes index.1-4725-5801-4 1-78093-209-X Includes bibliographical references and indexesIntroduction -- Part One: Aeneas of Gaza: Theophrastus -- Textual Emendations -- Translation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- English-Greek Glossary -- Greek-English Index -- Index of Passages Cited -- General Index -- Part Two: Zacharias of Mytilene: Ammonius -- Textual Emendations -- Translation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- English-Greek Glossary -- Greek-English Index -- Index of Passages Cited -- General Index"50 years before Philoponus, two Christians from Gaza, seeking to influence Alexandrian Christians, defended the Christian belief in resurrection and the finite duration of the world, and attacked rival Neoplatonist views. Aeneas addresses an unusual version of the food chain argument against resurrection, that our bodies will get eaten by other creatures. Zacharias attacks the Platonist examples of synchronous creation, which were the production of light, of shadow, and of a footprint in the sand. A fragment survives of a third Gazan contribution by Procopius. Zacharias lampoons the Neoplatonist professor in Alexandria, Ammonius, and claims a leading role in the riot which led to the cleverest Neoplatonist, Damascius, fleeing to Athens. It was only Philoponus, however, who was able to embarrass the Neoplatonists by arguing against them on their own terms."--Bloomsbury Publishing50 years before Philoponus, two Christians from Gaza, seeking to influence Alexandrian Christians, defended the Christian belief in resurrection and the finite duration of the world, and attacked rival Neoplatonist views. Aeneas addresses an unusual version of the food chain argument against resurrection, that our bodies will get eaten by other creatures. Zacharias attacks the Platonist examples of synchronous creation, which were the production of light, of shadow, and of a footprint in the sand. A fragment survives of a third Gazan contribution by Procopius. Zacharias lampoons the Neoplatonist professor in Alexandria, Ammonius, and claims a leading role in the riot which led to the cleverest Neoplatonist, Damascius, fleeing to Athens. It was only Philoponus, however, who was able to embarrass the Neoplatonists by arguing against them on their own terms. This volume contains an English translation of the works by Aeneas of Gaza and Zacharias of Mytilene, accompanied by a detailed introduction, explanatory notes and a bibliography.Ancient commentators on Aristotle.NeoplatonismWestern philosophy: Ancient, to c 500Philosophy and religionNeoplatonism.Philosophy and religion.186.4Aeneasof Gaza,active 5th century,168532ZachariasBishop of Mytilene.977355Dillon John M.Russell D. A(Donald Andrew),Gertz Sebastian Ramon PhilippUtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910465300903321Theophrastus2226430UNINA