The texts are grouped in blocks of several chapters or questions. Sembra trattarsi di uno scontro privato, fra aristotele e filopono, senza alcuna mediazione storica o culturale. It is not mentioned in eusebiuss list, and the only external evidence for it so far as i know is that it. The eternity of the world in the thought of thomas aquinas and his. Thomas aquinas internet history sourcebooks fordham university. Among the works of philo this is certainly the one whose genuineness can be most reasonably doubted.
Reichardt, come pure il commento alla fisica di aristotele cag xvixvii. Philo, on the eternity of the world loeb classical library. If we look forward toward the future, we are not aware of any reason that compels us to assert that the material component of the world must have an end. The site also has other useful information including a bibliography. And this position has been resolutely defended, especially by dahne. Read the fulltext online edition of on the eternity of the world. It is not mentioned in eusebiuss list, and the only external evidence for it so far as i know is that it has always been included in the philonian corpus. Project muse did thomas aquinas defend the possibility. Cuius dubitationis ut veritas explicetur, prius distinguendum est in quo cum adversariis convenimus, et quid est illud in quo ab eis differimus. On spiritual creatures medieval philosophical texts in translat. Bazins line numbers are sequential within each chapter. Page and line numbers in the margin refer to this edition. Wippel as is well known, thomas aquinas repeatedly found wanting all argumentation offered in support of eternity of the world.
This is a rich harvest of late antique thought vital for. Let us assume, in accordance with the catholic faith, that the world had a. Project muse did thomas aquinas defend the possibility of. I am posting it for discussion purposes only, and will replace this at some point with a new translation and introduction. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. Project muse the eternity of the world in the thought of. Thinking men have always been interested in the question of the age of the world.
Reiter philonis alexandrini opera quae supersunt, vol. Greek text with introduction, translation, and commentary by helen s. He pursued studies in paris, where he may have been a student of roger bacons, and at oxford. Supposito, secundum fidem catholicam, quod mundus durationis initium habuit, dubitatio mota est, utrum potuerit semper fuisse. The current version uses robert millers translation from the internet medieval sourcebook. Some reflections on the aeternitas mundi in aristotles on. Procluss arguments for eternity of the cosmos influenced islamic civilization, the medieval latin west, and the italian renaissance. This small collection of studies makes a con tribution to scholarship, although there are weaknesses in some of the studies, as i shall note. He returned to paris some time between 1257 and 1259 to study theology and in 12691270 became magister theologiae. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content did thomas aquinas defend the possibility of an eternally created world. Medieval discussion on the question of the eternity of the world. Some reflections on the aeternitas mundi in aristotles on philosophy by antonhermann chroust notre dame law school, indiana. Request an exam or desk copy recommend to your library pdf rightslink rights and.