Cosmic Order and Divine Power Pseudo-Aristotle, On the Cosmos

Cosmic Order and Divine Power Pseudo-Aristotle, On the Cosmos

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The treatise De mundo offers a cosmology in the Peripatetic tradition which subordinates what happens in the cosmos to the might of an omnipotent god. Thus the work is paradigmatic for the philosophical and religious concepts of the early imperial age, which offer points of contact with nascent Chri...

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Other Authors: Thom, Johan C. (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Mohr Siebeck 2014
Series:SAPERE
Subjects:
Philosophy
Greco-Roman-Philosophy
Cosmology
Peripatetic Tradition
Reception of Greek Philosophy
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Summary:The treatise De mundo offers a cosmology in the Peripatetic tradition which subordinates what happens in the cosmos to the might of an omnipotent god. Thus the work is paradigmatic for the philosophical and religious concepts of the early imperial age, which offer points of contact with nascent Christianity.
ISBN:978-3-16-156432-1
9783161564321
Access:Open Access

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