Answers to King Khosroes of Persia
/ Priscian
Answers to King Khosroes of Persia
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/ PriscianEdition 1
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Priscian, active approximately 500-530، نویسندهTitle and Author
Answers to King Khosroes of Persia / / PriscianPublication Details
لندن : : Bloomsbury Academic، 2016مPhysical Description
vii, 162 p.؛ ; 24 cm..Subject
Islamic philosophyGreek influences
Philosophy, Ancient
Early works to 1800
Philosophy and science
Miscellanea
Early works to 1800
Khosrow I, King of Persia, -579
Philosophy, Arab
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(Ancient commentators on Aristotle/ general editors: Richard Sorabji and Michael Griffin؛ )Added Identifiers
Huby, Pamela M.، نویسنده .
Ebbesen, Sten، نویسنده .
Langslow, David، نویسنده .
Russell, Donald، نویسنده .
Steel, Carlos G.، نویسنده .
Wilson, Malcolm، نویسنده .
Griffin, Michael، نویسنده .
Sorabji, Richard، نویسنده .
Ebbesen, Sten، نویسنده .
Langslow, David، نویسنده .
Russell, Donald، نویسنده .
Steel, Carlos G.، نویسنده .
Wilson, Malcolm، نویسنده .
Griffin, Michael، نویسنده .
Sorabji, Richard، نویسنده .
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Abbreviations.- Conventions Introduction Richard Sorabji.- The Sixth Century Diffusion of Greek Neoplatonism.- Priscian and the Athenian Philosophers' Refuge with King Khosroes in Persia.- Khosroes' Interest in Greek Philosophy and Freedom of Discussion.- The Athenians' Move from Khosroes in Ctesiphon.- The Need for Retrotranslation Back to the Original Greek from the Surviving Latin Translation.- Who was Responsible for the Unintelligibilities in the Latin?.- The Contributors to Overcoming the Unintelligibilities of the Latin Translation.- Preface.- Chapter 1: About the Soul, and Especially the Human.- Chapter 2: On Sleep.- Chapter 3: On Dreams as a Source of Prophecy.- Chapter 4: Astronomy and Climate.- Chapter 5: On the Efficacy of Contrary Medical Prescriptions.- Chapter 6: The Tides.- Chapter 7: How Elemental Bodies get Displaced.- Chapter 8: How Location Affects the Character of Living Things.- Chapter 9: Why do Things in a Good Universe Harm Each Other?.- Chapter 10: Of What is the Wind Made and Where Does its Motion Come From?.- Notes Bibliography.- English-Latin Glossary.- Latin-English Index.- Latin-Greek Index.- Subject Index.
Glossary.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-134) and indexes in English, Latin, and Greek.
Abbreviations.- Conventions Introduction Richard Sorabji.- The Sixth Century Diffusion of Greek Neoplatonism.- Priscian and the Athenian Philosophers' Refuge with King Khosroes in Persia.- Khosroes' Interest in Greek Philosophy and Freedom of Discussion.- The Athenians' Move from Khosroes in Ctesiphon.- The Need for Retrotranslation Back to the Original Greek from the Surviving Latin Translation.- Who was Responsible for the Unintelligibilities in the Latin?.- The Contributors to Overcoming the Unintelligibilities of the Latin Translation.- Preface.- Chapter 1: About the Soul, and Especially the Human.- Chapter 2: On Sleep.- Chapter 3: On Dreams as a Source of Prophecy.- Chapter 4: Astronomy and Climate.- Chapter 5: On the Efficacy of Contrary Medical Prescriptions.- Chapter 6: The Tides.- Chapter 7: How Elemental Bodies get Displaced.- Chapter 8: How Location Affects the Character of Living Things.- Chapter 9: Why do Things in a Good Universe Harm Each Other?.- Chapter 10: Of What is the Wind Made and Where Does its Motion Come From?.- Notes Bibliography.- English-Latin Glossary.- Latin-English Index.- Latin-Greek Index.- Subject Index.
Glossary.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-134) and indexes in English, Latin, and Greek.
