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John Philoponus
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Byzantine philologist and philosopher (c. 490–c. 570)
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John Philoponus (c. 490–570) was a Byzantine philosopher, theologian, mathematician, and physicist. Born in Alexandria, he was a student of Ammonius Hermiae and died in the same city. He wrote in Ancient Greek and is also referred to by the nickname Jean le Grammairien.
His scholarly output includes works such as *On Aristotle Physics 5-8*, *In Aristotelis De anima libros commentaria*, and *In Aristotelis Physicorum libros VIII*. He is described in sources including the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 6th cent.
- Works
- 134
Top works
- Giovanni Filopono, matematico
- On Aristotle Physics 5-8
- In Aristotelis De anima libros commentaria ...
- On Aristotle's "On Coming to Be and Perishing 2.511" (Ancient Commentators on Aristotle)
- In Aristotelis Physicorum libros VIII ...
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-02-08
Discography
- The John Towner Touch1957
- World on a String1957
- Rhythm in Motion1961
- How to Steal a Million1966
- Williams: Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble / Penderecki: Pittsburgh Overture / Mayuzumi: Music with Sculpture1970
- Music for Cello and Piano1974
- Jaws: Original Motion Picture Score1975
- Music From John Williams' Classic Film Scores: Close Encounters of the Third Kind / Star Wars1978
- Pops in Space1980
- Pops on the March1980
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,672x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,689x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,923x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,597x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,138x
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 490, Alexandria , Province of Egypt , Eastern Roman Empire
- Died
- c. 570
- Era
- Byzantine philosophy
- Region
- Christian philosophy
- Main interests
- Theology , natural philosophy , mathematics
- Notable ideas
- Theory of impetus
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to John Philoponus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
In tres libros de Anima Aristotelis Annotationes
Joannis Philoponi In cap. I Geneseos, De mundi creatione libri septem; Vna cum Disputatione de Paschate
Joannis Philoponi In cap. I Geneseos, De mundi creatione libri septem; Vna cum Disputatione de Paschate
Philopons Commentary in resolute posterior Aristotelis
Commentaria in primos quatuor Aristotelis de naturali auscultatione libros
Ioannis Grammatici Alexandrei cognomento Philoponi in libros Priorum resolutiuorum Aristotelis : Commentariae Annotationes ex colloquijs doctißimi Ammonij Hermeae, cum quibusdam proprijs meditationibus. Itervm E Graeco Mvlto Elegantivs ac castigatius quam antea in Latinum conuersae
In Posteriora resolutoria Aristotelis Commentaria
Commentaria in priora Analytica Aristotelis
Ioannis Grammatici Philoponi Alexandrei Commentaria In Libros De Generatione, Et Corrvptione Aristotelis
Philoponi olim Ammonii in Aristotelis Categorias commentarium
Commentaria in libros de Generatione Aristotelis
Io. Grammatici Alexandrei cognomento Philoponi Commentaria super libros Priorum resolutoriorum Aristotelis
In tres libros de anima Aristotelis breves annotationes : ex dissertationibus Ammonii Hermei ...
Ioannis Gramatici Commentaria in libros de Anima Aristotelis
Ioannis Grammatici In Primos Qvatvor Aristotelis De Natvrali Avscvltatione Libros Comentaria : = Iōannu Grammatiku Hypomnēma Eis Ta Peri Physikēs Tessara Prōta Biblia Tu Aristotelus
In Procli Diadochi Argumenta de Mundi aeternitate
In Aristotelis Analytica priora et posteriora commentaria
Iohannis Philoponi expositio in quinque voces
Comprehensorium, vel Vocabularius ex aliis collectus
Comprehensorium, vel Vocabularius ex aliis collectus
Ioannis Gramatici Commentaria in libros de Anima Aristotelis
Olympiodori Philosophi In Meteora Aristotelis Commentarii
Joannis Philoponi In cap. I Geneseos, De mundi creatione libri septem; Vna cum Disputatione de Paschate
In Aristotelis posteriora Analytica commentarii
Iōannēs ho grammatikos eis to peri Geneseōs kai Phthoras : = In libros De generatione et interitu
Ioannis Grammatici ... in libros priorum resolutivorum Aristotelis commentariae annotationes : ex colloquiis doctissimi Ammonii Hermaeae, cum quibusdam propriis meditationibus
Commentarius in Aristotelis libros tres de Anima
In Aristotelis Physica Explanatio
Joannis Alexandrini grammatici cognomine Philoponi postillae (i. e. commentarius) in Aristotelis Analyticorum posteriorum libros I et II Bartholomeo Zamberto Veneto interprete cum indice (f. 259-395) elementario - BSB Clm 112
Scholia in I Meteorum Aristotelis
In Posteriora resolutoria Aristotelis Commentaria
Commentaria in libros de generatione et corruptione Aristotelis
Iōannu Grammatiku Alexandreōs Tu Philoponu Kata Proklu Peri Aidiotētos Kosmu. Ioannis Grammatici Philoponi Alexandrini Contra Proclvm De Mvndi Aeternitate
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Encyclopedic overview
John Philoponus (English pron.: /fɪˈlɒpənəs/; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Φιλόπονος, Ioánnis o Philóponos; c. 490 – c. 570), also known as John the Grammarian or John of Alexandria, was a Coptic Miaphysite philologist, Aristotelian commentator and Christian theologian from Alexandria, Byzantine Egypt, who authored a number of philosophical treatises and theological works. John Philoponus broke from the Aristotelian–Neoplatonic tradition, questioning methodology and eventually leading to empiricism in the natural sciences. He was one of the first to propose a "theory of impetus" similar to the modern concept of inertia over Aristotelian dynamics. He is also the historical founder of what is now called the Kalam cosmological argument.
Later in life Philoponus turned to Christian apologetics, arguing against the eternity of the world in his De opificio mundi, a theory which formed the basis of pagan attacks on the Christian doctrine of Creation. He also wrote on Christology, espousing a Miaphysite view. His by-name ὁ Φιλόπονος translates as "lover of toil", i.e. "diligent," referring to a miaphysite confraternity in Alexandria, the philoponoi, who were active in debating pagan (i.e. Neoplatonic) philosophers.
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