Michael of Ephesus ( dr. Greek Μιχαήλ Ἐφέσιος ; circa 1050-1129) is a Byzantine philosopher, author of several comments on the works of Aristotle . Michael's date of birth is not exactly known. A set of comments was apparently made before 1138 [1] . Thanks to the work of Michael, we have the first full comment on the Sophistic refutations , with which, perhaps, a full-fledged study of this text began.
| Michael of Ephesus | |
|---|---|
| Μιχαήλ Ἐφέσιος | |
| Date of Birth | XI century AD |
| Date of death | ΧΙΙ c. AD |
| A country |  Byzantine Empire |
| Language (s) of works | ancient greek |
| Period | |
| Core interests | Aristotelianism |
Content
Life
Not much is known about the life of Michael of Ephesus. He worked at the philosophical department of the University of Constantinople . Together with Eustathius Nicaea, he was part of a group organized by the daughter of Emperor Alexei I Komnin , Anna Komnina . Anna patronized the peripatetic philosophy , the revival of which began after the church anathematized the platonic teachings of John Ital . Michael of Ephesus made a significant contribution to the development of Aristotelism in his era. As the scientist writes at the end of his commentary on the “Small Works on Nature” ( Parva naturalia ), the purpose of his work was to cover the volume of texts of the Aristotelian corps, which were ignored by other commentators [2] . Mikhail was so stubbornly devoted to his work that he finally lost his sight [3] . Many comments contain hints of the current situation, as well as criticism of the education system in Constantinople.
Comments on Aristotle's works
- To Sophistic Denials : Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca II.3
- On On the Origin of Animals : CAG XIV.3
- On Nikomakhov's Ethics , Books 9-10: CAG XX
- On Small Works on Nature : CAG XXII.1
- On the parts of animals , On the movement of animals, On the methods of movement of animals : CAG XXII.2
- On Nikomakhov's Ethics , Book 5: CAG XXII.3
- Mikhail's comments on the pseudo-Aristotelian essay On Flowers remained unreleased, and comments on the Politics were partially preserved.
Notes
- ↑ Kanto-Sperber M. , Barnes J. , Brisson L. , Brunswig J. , Vlastos G. Greek philosophy / transl. with fr. V.P. Gaydamak. - M .: Greek-Latin cabinet, 2008 .-- S. 763. - 978 p. - ISBN 978-5-87245-121-0 . - ISBN 978-5-87245-131-0 .
- ↑ CAG XXII.1 p. 149 , cited by Hans B. Gottschalk, "The Earliest Aristotelian Commentators," in Sorabji (ed.), Aristotle Transformed (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1990), p. 68 n. 67
- ↑ Byzantine dictionary: in 2 volumes / comp. and commonly. ed. K.A. Filatova. - SPb. : Amphora, 2011 .-- S. 72. - vol. 2 - 591s. with. - ISBN 978-5-88812-470-3 .
See also
- Aristotelianism
- Commentaria in Aristotelem Graeca