عنوان

Answers to King Khosroes of Persia

(Number (ISBN

978-1-47258-413-7

Country Code

IR

Number

562087

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Country of publication

IR

Title Proper

Answers to King Khosroes of Persia

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

/ Priscian

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

; introduction by Richard Sorabji

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

London

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

: Bloomsbury Academic

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

, 2016

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

vii, 162 p.

Dimensions

; 24 cm.

Series Title

Ancient commentators on Aristotle/ general editors: Richard Sorabji and Michael Griffin

Text of Note

انگليسي

Text of Note

Glossary

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-134) and indexes in English, Latin, and Greek

Text of Note

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

Islamic philosophy -- Greek influences

Philosophy, Ancient -- Early works to 1800

Philosophy and science -- Miscellanea -- Early works to 1800

Khosrow I, King of Persia, -579

Philosophy, Arab

Class number

Book number

Entry Element

Priscian

Dates

, active approximately 500-530

Relator Code

, author

Entry Element

Huby

Entry Element

Ebbesen

Entry Element

Langslow

Entry Element

Russell

Entry Element

Steel

Entry Element

Wilson

Entry Element

Griffin

Entry Element

Sorabji

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, Pamela M.

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, Sten

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, David

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, Donald

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, Carlos G.

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, Malcolm

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, Michael

Part of Name Other than Entry Element

, Richard

Country

Iran

Agency

Central Library Of Tehran University

Old cataloging

BL

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