
HoP 318 - Oliver Primavesi on Greek Manuscripts
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Translations and the Significance of Arabic Texts
They discuss the importance of translations, particularly Arabic translations, in establishing the Greek text. They highlight examples where Arabic translations provided a better understanding of the Greek text than the extant Greek manuscripts, such as Aristotle's Poetics chapter 1. They also mention the significance of Arabic translations in clarifying the relationship between branches of the text in Aristotle's metaphysics.
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