TY - JOUR
T1 - Averroes’ rewrite of Aristotle’s Metaphysics Δ
T2 - Establishing the plain meaning of the text in the middle commentary
AU - Halper, Yehuda
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics Δ provides a rewrite of Aristotle’s text that was apparently intended to convey the plain meaning of the text to a general, though at least somewhat educated, audience. Such a commentary was necessary because 'Ustāt’s ninth-century Arabic translation was insufficient in many respects for conveying Aristotle’s ideas into Arabic. Accordingly, Averroes’ Middle Commentary sought to rephrase and rewrite the text in such a way as to clarify the text, correct apparent errors in it, simplify the text, and add short explanations to it. This article offers a philological characterization of the Middle Commentary that should be an aid for reading the text and comparing it with other commentaries, especially Averroes’ Long Commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics Δ.
AB - Averroes’ Middle Commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics Δ provides a rewrite of Aristotle’s text that was apparently intended to convey the plain meaning of the text to a general, though at least somewhat educated, audience. Such a commentary was necessary because 'Ustāt’s ninth-century Arabic translation was insufficient in many respects for conveying Aristotle’s ideas into Arabic. Accordingly, Averroes’ Middle Commentary sought to rephrase and rewrite the text in such a way as to clarify the text, correct apparent errors in it, simplify the text, and add short explanations to it. This article offers a philological characterization of the Middle Commentary that should be an aid for reading the text and comparing it with other commentaries, especially Averroes’ Long Commentary on Aristotle’s Metaphysics Δ.
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U2 - 10.2143/RTPM.86.2.3287113
DO - 10.2143/RTPM.86.2.3287113
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SN - 1370-7493
VL - 86
SP - 259
EP - 281
JO - Recherches de Theologie et Philosophie Medievales
JF - Recherches de Theologie et Philosophie Medievales
IS - 2
ER -