Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Ιστορία και Φιλοσοφία των Επιστημών και της ΤεχνολογίαςLibrary of the School of Science
Dissertation committee:
Ιωάννης Χριστιανίδης Καθηγητής
Original Title:
Πυθαγόρεια αριθμητική παράδοση και σχολιαστική κουλτούρα στην ύστερη αρχαιότητα: ο σχολιασμός του ιωάννη φιλόπονου στην αριθμητική εισαγωγή του νικομάχου γερασηνού
Translated title:
Pythagorean arithmetical tradition and commentary culture: ioannes (john) philoponus' exegesis on nicomachus' of gerasa arithmetic introduction
Summary:
This dissertation is the first study written about John Philoponus’s Exegesis
on Nicomachus’ of Gerasa Arithmetic introduction. It introduces a
methodological and exegetical context derived from the current
historiographical trends in the History of Late Antique and Medieval
Mathematics. It contains examples of both texts, viewed in relation and case
studies that revolve around the history and evolution of late antique
arithmetical theory, as they can be found and commented on by John Philoponus.
It is a study through the interdisciplinary scope of History of Science, and
specifically the latest trends in the History of Late Antique and Medieval
Mathematics.
Keywords:
History of Mathematics, Philoponus, Nicomachus, Arithmetic, Commentary
Number of references:
193
