Elias and David : introductions to philosophy ; with Olympiodorus : introduction to logic / translated By Sebastian Gertz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gertz, Sebastian Ramon Philipp, translator.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, Ancient.

Physical Description:

vi, 257 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : c Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2018.

Language Note:

Translated from the Ancient Greek.

Summary:

"The three ancient philosophical introductions translated in this volume flesh out our picture of what it would have been like to sit in a first-year Philosophy course in ancient Alexandria. Ammonius (AD 445-517/26) set up a new teaching programme in Alexandria with up to six introductions to the philosophy curriculum, which made it far more accessible, and encouraged its spread from Greek to other cultures. This volume's three introductory texts include one by his student Olympiodorus and one each by Olympiodorus' students Elias and David. Elias' Introductions to Philosophy starts with six definitions of Philosophy, to which David adds replies to the sceptical question whether there is such a thing as Philosophy. Olympiodorus' text translated here is an Introduction to Logic, which is just one of the three introductions he wrote himself."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Elias, Introduction to Philosophy. Textual Emendations ; Translation ; Notes ; Appendix: The Definitions of Philosophy according to Elias, Prol. 8,20-7 ; English-Greek Glossary ; Greek-English Index

David, Introduction to Philosophy ; Textual Emendations ; Translation ; Notes ; English-Greek Glossary ; Greek-English Index

Olympiodorus, Introduction to Logic ; Textual Emendations ; Translation ; Notes ; English-Greek Glossary ; Greek-English Index

Bibliography

Index of Names

Subject Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contains:

Container of: Elias (Philosopher). Prolegomena philosophiae. English (Gertz)

Container of: David, the Invincible. Prolegomena philosophiae. English (Gertz)

Container of: Olympiodorus, the Younger, of Alexandria, active 6th century. Eis ta prolegomena tēs logikēs. English (Gertz)

ISBN:

9781350051744

1350051748

OCLC:

1004764787