Pieter Beullens

The Friar and the Philosopher (eBook, ePUB)

William of Moerbeke and the Rise of Aristotle's Science in Medieval Europe

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

William of Moerbeke was a prolific medieval translator of Aristotle and other ancient philosophical and scientific authors from Greek into Latin, and he played a decisive role in the acceptance of Aristotelian philosophy in the Latin world. He is often criticized for an allegedly deficient translation method.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. November 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000778656
• Artikelnr.: 65847874

Autorenporträt

Pieter Beullens (b.1967) studied classics and philosophy at the universities of Antwerp and Leuven (Belgium). He published the critical edition of Aristotle's History of Animals in the Latin translation by William of Moerbeke (with Fernand Bossier, two volumes, 2000-2020). His PhD-research centred on the working methods of late medieval translators (A Methodological Approach to Anonymously Transmitted Medieval Translations of Philosophical and Scientific Texts. The Case of Bartholomew of Messina; KU Leuven, 2020). He currently works as a postdoctoral research fellow of the Research Foundation - Flanders at the KU Leuven (2021-2024).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Model
Chapter 2: Precursors
Chapter 3: Project
Chapter 4: Order
Chapter 5: Network
Chapter 6: Diplomat
Chapter 7: Success
Chapter 8: Fall
Appendix I: Chronological guide
Appendix II: Guide to the translations by William of Moerbeke and their contents