Long Commentary on the Metaphysics
Averroes accompanies Aristotle’s text and discusses substance, causation and first principles. The commentary is an argued interpretation rather than a mere reproduction of the Metaphysics.
Understanding the text
Books and versions have diverse histories of Arabic and Latin transmission; editions and translations make reconstruction choices visible.
Key points
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Substance
The inquiry asks what may be called primary in being.
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Causes
Explanations connect formal principles, change and natural order.
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Commentary
Reading Aristotle becomes a place for original philosophical argument.
How to read it
Compare a passage of Aristotle with its commentary while attending to the edition used.
Editions & sources
Summaries and key points are original editorial interpretations. They accompany reading the work and do not replace an edition of the text. Editorial method ↗