490?-570 Byzantine Scholar Known also as Johannes Philoponus and John the Grammarian, the Byzantine scholar John Philoponus wrote on a variety of subjects, from theology to physics. Most notable among his writings was his critique of Aristotle's...

Philoponus, John(490–570) John Philoponus of Alexandria, a sixth-century philosopher and theologian, is best known for his radical attempts to refute fundamental tenets of contemporary Aristotelian–Neoplatonic school philosophy. His main...

John Philoponus (ca. 490–ca. 570 CE) (also known as "Joannes Philoponus", "John the Grammarian", and "John of Alexandria") was an Alexandrian philosopher and early critic of Aristotle from Byzantine Egypt. His work was placed under an anathema in...