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HoP 122 - Founded in Translation - From Greek to Syriac and Arabic

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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The Changes in the Arabic Plotinus Version of Star Wars

The arabic version of plotinus is anything but philosophically innocent. Original phrases and whole paragraphs of interpretive material were inserted into this version, the equivalent of filming new scenes in german and splicing them into the original movie. Next week we'll be looking at alkindi, the tutor of the caliph's son, dubbed philosopher of the arabs.

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