Plotinus' Definition of Sensible Substance and its Adaptation in John Philoponus' Arbiter
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Dirk Krausmüller
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Leiden
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Brill
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This brief article discusses one particular aspect of John Philoponus' Christology, his understanding of nature or substance. It makes the case that Philoponus adapted Plotinus' definition of sensible substance because it helped him defend the notion that the incarnated Word is one single nature but nevertheless has two sets of natural qualities. This brief article discusses one particular aspect of John Philoponus' Christology, his understanding of nature or substance. It makes the case that Philoponus adapted Plotinus' definition of sensible substance because it helped him defend the notion that the incarnated Word is one single nature but nevertheless has two sets of natural qualities.