The Friar and the Philosopher

William of Moerbeke was a prolific medieval translator of Aristotle and other ancient philosophical and scientific authors from Greek into Latin, and he played a decisive role in the acceptance of Aristotelian philosophy in the Latin world. He is often criticized for an allegedly deficient translation method.

Autorentext

Pieter Beullens (b.1967) studied classics and philosophy at the universities of Antwerp and Leuven (Belgium). He published the critical edition of Aristotle's History of Animals in the Latin translation by William of Moerbeke (with Fernand Bossier, two volumes, 2000-2020). His PhD-research centred on the working methods of late medieval translators (A Methodological Approach to Anonymously Transmitted Medieval Translations of Philosophical and Scientific Texts. The Case of Bartholomew of Messina; KU Leuven, 2020). He currently works as a postdoctoral research fellow of the Research Foundation - Flanders at the KU Leuven (2021-2024).

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Model / Chapter 2: Precursors / Chapter 3: Project / Chapter 4: Order / Chapter 5: Network / Chapter 6: Diplomat / Chapter 7: Success / Chapter 8: Fall / Appendix I: Chronological guide / Appendix II: Guide to the translations by William of Moerbeke and their contents