The earliest Syriac translation of Aristotle's Categories : text, translation, and commentary / by Daniel King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aristotle.

Contributor:

King, Daniel, 1977-

Series:

Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus 21.

Aristoteles Semitico-latinus, 0927-4103 ; v. 21

Standardized Title:

Categoriae. English & Syriac

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Categories (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (339 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aristotle’s logic first became known in the Middle East through the medium of the Syriac language at a time prior to the rise of classical Arabic philosophy. The present volume makes available for the first time the earliest Syriac translation (sixth century AD) of the Categories, which is here edited together with an English translation, analytical commentary, glossaries and indices. The availability of such an important early work will enable the beginnings of the Semitic Aristotelian tradition to be studied more comprehensively. This will open the way to a better understanding of both the study of Aristotelian logic in Syriac and also of the significance of the Syriac tradition for the genesis and rise of Arabic logic.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction Aristotle in the Syriac World

The Categories in Syriac

The Translation Techniques of the Versions

The Origins of the Versions and their interrelationship

The Text-Critical Value of the Versions

Text and Translation Principles of the Edition

Notes Commentary on the Anonymous Versions

Textual Notes

The Manuscript Tradition of Jacob of Edessa’s Version

Bibliography

Glossaries.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-85205-5

90-04-19101-1

OCLC:

812960164

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004186606.i-330 DOI