Aristotelian Natural Problems and Imperial Culture: Selective Readings
In: SCHOLE, Jg. 12 (2018), Heft 1, S. 8-47
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The Natural Problems, attributed to Aristotle (but probably only partially authentic), have gained much scholarly attention in the last decades, yet a systematic study of how the collection circulated in the Graeco-Roman Empire remains a blind spot in contemporary scholarship. Indeed, the Imperial Era is a seminal period for the history of the text, not just as a conduit between Aristotle and the Middle Ages – which in itself is essential for explaining the subsequent Arabic and Latin uptake of the Problems more clearly – but also for the wealth of sources and testimonies it offers about the collection’s ancient readership and concrete use. The evidence shows that the collection sparked much debate among a range of ancient philosophers, doctors, sophists and scholars, both Greeks and Romans. This paper provides a selection of readings representative of the different socio-intellectual milieus in which the Problems circulated and the different agendas that it served.
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Aristotelian Natural Problems and Imperial Culture: Selective Readings
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Meeusen, Michiel |
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Zeitschrift: | SCHOLE, Jg. 12 (2018), Heft 1, S. 8-47 |
Veröffentlichung: | Novosibirsk State University Press, 2018 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1995-4328 (print) ; 1995-4336 (print) |
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