# John Philoponus

> John Philoponus, also known as John the Grammarian or John of Alexandria, was a Coptic Miaphysite philologist, Aristotelian commentator and Christian theologian from Alexandria, Byzantine Egypt, who authored a number of philosophical treatises and theological works. John Philoponus broke from the Aristotelian–Neoplatonic tradition, questioning methodology and eventually leading to empiricism in the natural sciences. He was one of the first to propose a "theory of impetus" similar to the modern concept of inertia over Aristotelian dynamics. He is also the historical founder of what is now called the Kalam cosmological argument.

*Byzantine philologist and philosopher (c. 490–c. 570)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Born:** 490
- **Died:** 570
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Иоанн Филопон](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [يحيى النحوي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%8A)
- [يوحنا النحوى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%89)
- [İoann Filoponus](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0oann_Filoponus)
- [Йоан Филопон](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD)
- [Joan Filòpon](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Fil%C3%B2pon)
- [Jan Filoponos](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Filoponos)
- [Johannes Philoponos](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Philoponos)
- [Ιωάννης ο Φιλόπονος](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CF%89%CE%AC%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%A6%CE%B9%CE%BB%CF%8C%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%BF%CF%82)
- [John Philoponus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philoponus)
- [Johano Filopono](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johano_Filopono)
- [Juan Filópono](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Fil%C3%B3pono)
- [Johannes Philoponos](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Philoponos)
- [جان فیلوپونوس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%88%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3)
- [Johannes Filoponos](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Filoponos)
- [Jean Philopon](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Philopon)
- [יואנס פילופונוס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%A1_%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A4%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%95%D7%A1)
- [Ióannész Philoponosz](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C3%B3ann%C3%A9sz_Philoponosz)
- [Ioannes Filoponos](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannes_Filoponos)
- [Giovanni Filopono](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Filopono)
- [ヨハネス・ピロポノス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A8%E3%83%8F%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%AD%E3%83%9D%E3%83%8E%E3%82%B9)
- [Joany Filôpôno](https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joany_Fil%C3%B4p%C3%B4no)
- [Jan Filopon](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Filopon)
- [João Filopono](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Filopono)
- [Ioan Filopon](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioan_Filopon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317632)

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