# 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

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 54.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.2 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.0 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 20.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **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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