Sergius of Reshaina : introduction to Aristotle and his Categories, addressed to Philotheos / Syriac text, with introduction, translation, and commentary by Sami Aydin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aydin, Sami, 1979- author, editor, translator.

Contributor:

Aydin, Sami, 1979- editor, translator.

Series:

Aristoteles Semitico-latinus ; v. 24.

Aristoteles semitico-latinus, 0927-4103 ; volume 24

Language:

English

Syriac

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. Categoriae.

Aristotle.

Aristotle. Physics.

Sergius, Rescainae, -536.

Sergius.

Categoriae (Aristotle).

Physics (Aristotle).

Physical Description:

xi, 328 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Introduction to Aristotle and his Categories, addressed to Philotheos

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

Language Note:

English and Syriac.

Summary:

"The physician and commentator Sergius of Reshaina (d. 536) composed two related texts in Syriac about the philosophy of Aristotle, chiefly dealing with themes discussed by Aristotle in his Categories, but also with his teaching on space as found in the Physics. This book presents a critical edition and English translation of the shorter of these texts. A survey of Sergius' life and works is given in the introduction and the intellectual context of his education in Alexandria is outlined, with focus on the medical and philosophical curricula of the Alexandrian school. Sergius' line of thought is clarified and his text is compared to Greek commentaries on the Categories that also present the teaching of his Neoplatonist master Ammonius Hermeiou."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

1.1 Aim and Scope 2

1.2 Sergius' Life 3

2 Sergius as Writer 10

2.1 Original Works 10

3.1.1 Philosophical Works Here Considered Authentic 10

2.1.1 Dubious Attribution of Philosophical Works 13

2.1.2 Philosophical Adaptations and Translations 15

2.1.3 A Lost Philosophical Work (?) and a Possible Translation 17

2.1.4 An Original Theological Introduction and a Translation 18

2.1.5 Lost Theological Works 20

2.1.6 Sergius' Medical Adaptations and Translations 21

2.2 Some Rhetorical topoi in Sergius' Extant Prefaces 26

2.3 Sergius' Achievements as Translator 36

3 Sergius' Educational Background 40

3.1 The City of Reshaina 40

3.2 The Various Curricula Offered at the Alexandrian School 41

3.3 The Medical Curriculum of the Alexandrian School 46

3.4 The Philosophical Curriculum of the Alexandrian School 47

4 Sergius as a Commentator of Aristotle 51

4.1 Why Sergius Composed Commentaries and Not Translations 51

4.2 Other Commentators Dealt with Here 52

4.3 Important Antecedent Commentators 52

4.4 Important Contemporary Commentators 54

4.5 Important Subsequent Commentators 58

4.6 The Question of Originality 61

4.7 Sergius' Sources 63

4.8 Sergius and his School? 65

5 Commentary on Aristotle's Categories and Introduction to Aristotle and His Categories 67

5.1 The Chronology of Sergius' Two Texts 69

5.2 Aristotle's Categories: How It Was Viewed and Read 70

5.3 A Synoptic Overview of the Contents of Sergius' Two Works 72

5.4 Linguistic Observations, Especially of Some Particles 76

5.5 The Manuscript of Sergius' Introduction 83

5.6 Concluding Remarks 88

6 Editorial Principles 91

7 Text and Translation of Sergius' Introduction to Aristotle and His Categories 94

7.1 Textual Notes 170

8 Commentary 176

9 Bibliography 261

10 Syriac-Greek Glossary 295

11 Greek-Syriac Glossary 303

12 Greek Names in Sergius' Introduction 311

13 Syriac-English Index 312

14 English-Syriac Index 319

15 Name and Place Index 326.

Notes:

Slightly revised version of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Uppsala universitet, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Sergius, Rescainae, -536. Introduction to Aristotle and his Categories, addressed to Philotheos.

Sergius, Rescainae, -536. Introduction to Aristotle and his Categories, addressed to Philotheos. English

Other Format:

Online version: Aydin, Sami, 1979- author, editor, translator. Sergius of Reshaina

ISBN:

9789004324954

900432495X

OCLC:

951955844