John Philoponus (John the Grammarian, John of Alexandria, Johannes Grammaticus, Johannes Alexandrinus), c. 490 - c. 570. Late classical Alexandrian Christian philosopher, best known for his critical attacks on Aristotle's physics. Although his writings are independent of any dogmatic tradition, his closes affiliation is with Alexandrian Neoplatonism.
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Article by Dan Graves, employing Philoponus as an example of the "power of the creationist view."
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An extensive discussion of his philosophical and theological works, as well as his personal history. By Christian Wildberg, from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Concise review of this early critic of Aristotelian dynamics.
Article by Dan Graves, employing Philoponus as an example of the "power of the creationist view."
[PDF]
Concise review of this early critic of Aristotelian dynamics.
An extensive discussion of his philosophical and theological works, as well as his personal history. By Christian Wildberg, from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
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