Editing Simplicius of Cilicia (section)

==== Arabic speaking countries ====
In Arabic-speaking countries, Simplikios was known as ''Sinbilīqiyūs''. At least the commentaries on the ''Categories'' and on the first book of the ''Elements'' of Euclid have been translated into Arabic; in 987 the scholar [[Ibn an-Nadīm]] cited them in his ''Kitāb al-Fihrist''. He mentioned the name of Simplicius among mathematicians and astronomers, but also attributed to him a commentary on ''De Anima'', which had been translated into [[Classical Syriac]] and also existed in Arabic. The Persian mathematician [[al-Nayrizi]], active in Baghdad in the late 9th century, had extensively quoted the Euclid commentary in his own commentary on the ''Elements''. The writer [[Al-Qifti|Ibn al-Qiftī]] (1172–1248), who dealt with Simplicius in his manual on the history of science, relied on the statements made by Ibn an-Nadīm. He also described him as a mathematician and also claimed that he was respected and had successors who were named after him, so there was a school of Simplicius.<ref>[[Helmut Gätje]]: ''Simplikios in the Arabic tradition''. In: ''Islam. Journal of History and Culture of the Islamic Orient'' 59, 1982, pp. 6–31.</ref> The philosopher [[al-Fārābī]], who died in 950 and was a zealous user of ancient thought, apparently used the ''Categories'' commentary without ever naming the author. He shared the harmonizing view of Simplicius.<ref>Michael Chase: ''The Medieval Posterity of Simplicius' Commentary on the Categories: Thomas Aquinas and al-Fārābī''. In: Lloyd A. Newton: ''Medieval Commentaries on Aristotle's Categories.'' Leiden 2008, pp. 9–29, here: 11 f., 17–19.</ref> [[Averroes]], (1126–1198), in whose works numerous correspondences with texts by Simplicius can be found, never mentioned the Neoplatonist. He was so familiar with his argument against Philoponus that one researcher suggests that he had access to material from the ''Physics'' commentary.<ref>Michael Chase: ''Simplicius' response to Philoponus' attacks on Aristotle's Physics 8.1''. In: István Bodnár and others. (Translator): ''Simplicius: On Aristotle, Physics 8.1–5.'' London 2014, pp. 1–16, here: 10–12.</ref>