Philosophy l Ancient & Medieval

Ptolemy’s Tetrabiblos in the Translation of William of Moerbeke

Claudii Ptolemaei Liber Iudicialium

Gudrun Vuillemin-Diem, Carlos Steel (eds)

Fate, Providence and Moral Responsibility in Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Thought

Studies in Honour of Carlos Steel

Pieter d’Hoine, Gerd Van Riel (eds)

First ever printed edition of the Latin translation of Ptolemy’s masterwork This is the first edition ever printed of Moerbeke’s Latin translation of Ptolemy’s celebrated astrological handbook, known under the title Tetrabiblos or Quadripartitum (opus). Ptolemy’s treatise (composed after 141 ad) offers an overview of astrological science and had, together with his Almagest, an enormous influence up until the 17th century. William of Moerbeke’s translation was made directly from the Greek and is a major scholarly achievement manifesting Moerbeke’s genius as a translator and as a scientist. This edition makes possible a better assessment of the great medieval translator and also contributes to a better understanding of the Greek text of Ptolemy’s masterwork.

gudrun vuillemin-diem is the editor of Moerbeke’s translations of the Metaphysics and Meteorology in the series of the Aristoteles latinus. carlos steel is Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Philosophy and former President of the Institute of Medieval Studies, KU Leuven. He is director of the Aristoteles latinus and is editor of Henry Bate, a friend of Moerbeke, as well as of Proclus, John Scottus Eriugena, and Albert the Great. Essays on key moments in the intellectual history of the West This book forms a major contribution to the discussion on fate, providence, and moral responsibility in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Early Modern times. Through 37 original papers, renowned scholars and young researchers, write the history of the philosophical problems of freedom and determinism since its origins in pre-socratic philosophy up to the seventeenth century. The main focus points are classic Antiquity, the Neoplatonic synthesis of late Antiquity, and thirteenth-century scholasticism. These points not only represent key moments in the intellectual history of the West, but also feature the central figures and periods to which Carlos Steel, the dedicatary of this volume, has devoted his philosophical career. For a list of contributing authors go to www.lup.be.

pieter d’hoine is Assistant Professor of Ancient Philosophy and Intellectual History at the Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven. gerd van riel is Professor at the Institute of Philosophy (KU Leuven) and Director of the Leuven Centre for the Study of the Transmission of Texts and Ideas in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (lectio).

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n isbn 978 90 5867 962 8 n November 2013 n Hardback, 16 x 24 cm n 192 p. n English, with Latin text edition n Ancient and Medieval Philosophy – Series 1-50

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