John Philoponus
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Alexandria |
| Egypt | |
| Died | Alexandria |
| Egypt | |
| 570 AD | |
| Alexandria | |
| Egypt | |
| Influenced | Jean Buridan |
| Influenced by | Aristotle |
| School | Neoplatonism |
| Books | Against Aristotle, on the eternity of the world |
| De opificio mundi = | |
| De aeternitate mundi contra Proclum | |
| Notabl idea | Theory of impetus |
| Influences | Aristotle |
| Plato | |
| Porphyry | |
| Ammonius Hermiae | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 805101 |
John Philoponus Life story
John Philoponus, also known as John the Grammarian or John of Alexandria, was a Byzantine Greek philologist, Aristotelian commentator, Christian theologian and an author of a considerable number of philosophical treatises and theological works. He was born in Alexandria.