Edition of Paul of Worczyn’s commentary on De respiratione et inspiratione
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Edition of Paul of Worczyn’s commentary on De respiratione et inspiratione from Aristotle’s Parva naturalia
Edition of Paul of Worczyn’s commentary on De respiratione et inspiratione from Aristotle’s Parva naturalia

Author(s): Małgorzata Kowalewska
Subject(s): Philosophy of Middle Ages, 15th Century
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Polish medieval philosophy; the University of Krakow in the 15th century; natural science in the Middle Ages; the naturalistic trend in medieval commentaries on Aristotle;

Summary/Abstract: Paul of Worczyn (1380–1430) was a mediaeval scholar, master at the Faculty of Liberal Arts of the University of Krakow in the years 1416–1430. He was the first Polish commentator on the Parva naturalia collection. This paper presents the edition of his commentary on De res­ piratione et inspiratione — one of the treatises from Parva naturalia preceeded by a substantial introduction.

  • Issue Year: XII/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 441-472
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: English