2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Philosophical theories of mixture from Greek to Syriac and Arabic
| Project/Area Number |
16H07100
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
History of thought
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | Translatio studiorum / Mixture / John Philoponus / Al-Kindi / Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi / Syriac theology / Arabic medicine / Arabic philosophy |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In Ancient Greek philosophy, the concept of "mixture" was widely used in many different theories. This process according to which a plurality of elements can combine into something unified was applied to a number of theoretical problems. When between late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages, Greek philosophy was translated into Syriac, then Arabic, how were mixture theories used in these new contexts? Particularly interesting is John Philoponus' case, a Christian who used mixture theories coming from pagan Greek philosophy to solve theological problems relating to the double nature of Christ. In Arabic context too, Muslim philosophers and physicians such as Al-Kindi and Al-Baghdadi received Greek concepts of mixture and applied them in new ways.
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| Free Research Field |
History of philosophy
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