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This study provides the first full discussion of Philoponus' excursus on matter in contra Proclum XI. 1-8 which sets out the innovative definition of prime matter as three-dimensional extension. The author argues that Philoponus' definition was motivated primarily by philosophical problems in Neoplatonism. Philoponus employs the explanation of growth, the interpretation of Aristotle's category theory and the notions of formlessness and potentiality to substantiate his definition. To conclude, the book offers an assessment of the significance of Philoponus' innovation. It is demonstrated for the first time that Plotinus' view of matter exerted considerable influence on both Philoponus and Simplicius. Moreover, the structure of Syrianus' and Proclus' metaphysics prepared the way for Philoponus' account of prime matter.

Prime matter (Philosophy) --- Neoplatonism --- Matière première (Philosophie) --- Néo-platonisme --- History --- Histoire --- Philoponus, John, --- History. --- -Matter --- Philoponus, John --- -Contributions in concept of prime matter --- -History --- Matière première (Philosophie) --- Néo-platonisme --- Contributions in concept of prime matter --- Filopono, Giovanni, --- Iōannēs, --- Iohannes Philoponus, --- Iohannis Caesariensis, --- Jean Philopon, --- Joannes Philoponus, --- Johannes Philoponos, --- John, --- John Philoponus, --- Philopon, Jean, --- Philoponos, Iōannēs, --- Philoponos, Johannes, --- Philoponus, Iohannes, --- Philoponus, Joannes, --- Iohannes, --- Ἰωάννης, --- Ἰωάννης Φιλόπονος, --- Iōannēs Philoponos, --- Φιλόπονος, Ἰωάννης, --- Matter --- Pseudo-Johannes Philoponus --- Joannes Philoponus --- Joannes Grammaticus --- Joannes Alexandrinus --- Iohannes Alexandrinus --- Joannes van Alexandrië, --- Philoponus, Joannes --- Giovanni Filopono --- Johannes Philoponus --- Ioannes Philoponus --- John Philoponus

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This book examines the place of physical bodies, a major topic of natural philosophy that has occupied philosophers since antiquity. Aristotle’s conceptions of place (topos) and the void (kenon), as expounded in the Physics, were systematically repudiated by John Philoponus (ca. 485-570) in his philosophical commentary on that work. The primary philosophical concern of the present study is the in-depth investigation of the concept of place established by Philoponus, putting forward the claim that the latter offers satisfactory solutions to problems raised by Aristotle and the Aristotelian tradition regarding the nature of place. Philoponus’ account proposes a specific physical model of how physical bodies exist and move in place, and regards place as an intrinsic reality of the physical cosmos. Due to exactly this model, his account may be considered as strictly pertaining to the study of physics, thereby constituting a remarkable episode in the history of philosophy and science.

Editors --- Schwyzer, Hans-Rudolf, --- Henry, Paul, --- Plotinus. --- Persons --- Henry, Paulus, --- Schwyzer, Hans-Rudolf --- Place (Philosophy) --- Philoponus, John, --- Academic collection --- Philosophy --- Filopono, Giovanni, --- Iōannēs, --- Iohannes Philoponus, --- Iohannis Caesariensis, --- Jean Philopon, --- Joannes Philoponus, --- Johannes Philoponos, --- John, --- John Philoponus, --- Philopon, Jean, --- Philoponos, Iōannēs, --- Philoponos, Johannes, --- Philoponus, Iohannes, --- Philoponus, Joannes, --- Iohannes, --- Ἰωάννης, --- Ἰωάννης Φιλόπονος, --- Iōannēs Philoponos, --- Φιλόπονος, Ἰωάννης, --- Pseudo-Johannes Philoponus --- Lieu (philosophie) --- Philosophie de la nature. --- Physique --- Philosophie. --- Critique et interprétation --- Joannes Philoponus --- Joannes Grammaticus --- Joannes Alexandrinus --- Iohannes Alexandrinus --- Joannes van Alexandrië, --- Philoponus, Joannes --- Giovanni Filopono --- Johannes Philoponus --- Ioannes Philoponus --- John Philoponus --- Place (Philosophy).

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Logic, Ancient --- Syllogism --- Logique ancienne --- Syllogisme --- History --- Histoire --- Alexander, --- Ammonius, --- Philoponus, John, --- Contributions in logic --- -Argumentation --- Logic --- Reasoning --- Logic, Symbolic and mathematical --- Ancient logic --- Alexander of Aphrodisias --- -Ammonius Hermiae --- -Philoponus, John --- -Contributions in logic --- -History --- -Alexander Aphrodisaeus --- Alexander Aphrodisiae --- Alexander van Aphrodisias --- Alexandre d'Aphrodise --- Alexander --- -Ancient logic --- Argumentation --- Filopono, Giovanni, --- Iōannēs, --- Iohannes Philoponus, --- Iohannis Caesariensis, --- Jean Philopon, --- Joannes Philoponus, --- Johannes Philoponos, --- John, --- John Philoponus, --- Philopon, Jean, --- Philoponos, Iōannēs, --- Philoponos, Johannes, --- Philoponus, Iohannes, --- Philoponus, Joannes, --- Iohannes, --- Ἰωάννης, --- Ἰωάννης Φιλόπονος, --- Iōannēs Philoponos, --- Φιλόπονος, Ἰωάννης, --- Pseudo-Johannes Philoponus --- Ammoniĭ, --- Ammonios, --- Amonios, --- Amūnīyūs ibn Hirmiyās --- أمونيوس بن هرمياس --- أمونيوس، --- Alessandro, --- Alexandre, --- Alexandros, --- Aphrodisæus, Alexander --- Iskandar al-Afrūdīsī --- אלכסנדר, --- Ἀλέξανδρος, --- Ammonius Hermeiu. --- Johannes Philoponus. --- Alexandre d'Aphrodisias. --- Jean Philopon. --- Alexander van Aphrodisias. --- Contributions in logic. --- Αμμωνιου --- Joannes Philoponus --- Joannes Grammaticus --- Joannes Alexandrinus --- Iohannes Alexandrinus --- Joannes van Alexandrië, --- Philoponus, Joannes --- Giovanni Filopono --- Johannes Philoponus --- Ioannes Philoponus --- John Philoponus --- Syllogism - History --- Alexander, - of Aphrodisias --- Ammonius, - Hermiae --- Philoponus, John, - active 6th century

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Self-consciousness (Awareness) --- Neoplatonism. --- Conscience de soi --- Néo-platonisme --- Aristotle. --- Aristotle --- Philoponus, John, --- Stephanus, --- Priscianus, --- Influence. --- Neoplatonism --- Self-awareness --- Self-consciousness --- Consciousness --- Alexandrian school --- Church history --- Hellenism --- Philosophy --- Philosophy, Ancient --- Platonists --- Theosophy --- Filopono, Giovanni, --- Iōannēs, --- Iohannes Philoponus, --- Iohannis Caesariensis, --- Jean Philopon, --- Joannes Philoponus, --- Johannes Philoponos, --- John, --- John Philoponus, --- Philopon, Jean, --- Philoponos, Iōannēs, --- Philoponos, Johannes, --- Philoponus, Iohannes, --- Philoponus, Joannes, --- Iohannes, --- Ἰωάννης, --- Ἰωάννης Φιλόπονος, --- Iōannēs Philoponos, --- Φιλόπονος, Ἰωάννης, --- Pseudo-Johannes Philoponus --- Alexandria, Stephanus of, --- Stephanos, --- Stéphanos, --- Stephen, --- Priskian, --- Priskianos, --- Priscian, --- Aristoteles --- Aristote --- Aristotile --- Self-consciousness (Awareness). --- Arisṭāṭṭil --- Aristo, --- Aristotel --- Aristotele --- Aristóteles, --- Aristòtil --- Arisṭū --- Arisṭūṭālīs --- Arisutoteresu --- Arystoteles --- Ya-li-shih-to-te --- Ya-li-ssu-to-te --- Yalishiduode --- Yalisiduode --- Ἀριστοτέλης --- Αριστοτέλης --- Аристотел --- ארסטו --- אריםטו --- אריסטו --- אריסטוטלס --- אריסטוטלוס --- אריסטוטליס --- أرسطاطاليس --- أرسططاليس --- أرسطو --- أرسطوطالس --- أرسطوطاليس --- ابن رشد --- اريسطو --- Pseudo Aristotele --- Pseudo-Aristotle --- アリストテレス --- Joannes Philoponus --- Joannes Grammaticus --- Joannes Alexandrinus --- Iohannes Alexandrinus --- Joannes van Alexandrië, --- Philoponus, Joannes --- Giovanni Filopono --- Johannes Philoponus --- Ioannes Philoponus --- John Philoponus --- Aristotle. - De anima. --- Aristotle - Influence. --- Philoponus, John, - 6th cent. --- Stephanus, - of Alexandria. --- Priscianus, - Lydus, - 6th cent.