{"product_id":"themistius-on-aristotle-metaphysics-12-paperback-1","title":"Themistius: On Aristotle Metaphysics 12 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYoav Meyrav\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the only commentary on Aristotle's theological work, \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e, Book 12, to survive from the first six centuries CE - the heyday of ancient Greek commentary on Aristotle. Though the Greek text itself is lost, a full English translation is presented here for the first time, based on Arabic versions of the Greek and a Hebrew version of the Arabic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In his commentary Themistius offers an extensive re-working of Aristotle, confirming that the first principle of the universe is indeed Aristotle's God as intellect, not the intelligibles thought by God. The identity of intellect with intelligibles had been omitted by Aristotle in \u003ci\u003eMetaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e 12, but is suggested in his \u003ci\u003ePhysics\u003c\/i\u003e 3.3 and \u003ci\u003eOn the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e 3, and later by Plotinus. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Laid out here in an accessible translation and accompanied by extensive commentary notes, introduction and indexes, the work will be of interest for students and scholars of Neoplatonist philosophy, ancient metaphysics, and textual transmission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYoav Meyrav\u003c\/b\u003e is a Research Associate at the University of Hamburg, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47346674696441,"sku":"9781350189294","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SUUvck5PRnJ2TWwvNDd0Y3Z5TThVdz09_05da0731-4ddc-4dff-86d0-f7b1fea1f398.webp?v=1769756912","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/themistius-on-aristotle-metaphysics-12-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}