Alexander of Aphrodisias in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Edited by Pietro B Rossi Edited by Matteo Di Giovanni Edited by Andrea Aldo Robiglio

Book cover: Alexander of Aphrodisias in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Extent: 223 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Medieval Studies, Philosophy

Series: Studia Artistarum

Series volume number: 45

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(December 2021)

ISBN: 9782503588278

Price: $98.00

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The greatest ancient interpreter of Aristotle, Alexander of Aphrodisias (fl. 200 AD) exerted a profound and enduring influence upon philosophy that extended from Boethius until the modern era. Alexander’s interpretations laid the foundation for multiple philosophical views which were promoted as quintessentially Aristotelian by both Islamic and Latin thinkers throughout the Middle Ages. In the Renaissance, the University of Padua, a leading center of philosophical education and thought, established a scholarly tradition named “Alexandrinism” after him.

  • Edited by Pietro B Rossi
  • Edited by Matteo Di Giovanni
  • Edited by Andrea Aldo Robiglio