Galen and the Arabic reception of Plato's Timaeus /

This first full-length study of the Arabic reception of Plato's Timaeus considers the role of Galen of Pergamum (129-c. 216 CE) in shaping medieval perceptions of the text as transgressing disciplinary norms. It argues that Galen appealed to the entangled cosmological scheme of the dialogue, wh...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Das, Aileen R., 1986- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2020]
Subjects:	Plato. > Timaeus. Plato > Influence. Galen. Plato > Translations into Arabic.