On Aristotle On the soul Themistius ; translated by Robert B. Todd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Themistius, author.

Contributor:

Todd, Robert B., editor.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Standardized Title:

Paraphrasis tōn Peri psychēs Aristotelous. English

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. De anima.

Aristotle.

Soul--Early works to 1800.

Soul.

Psychology--Early works to 1850.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 247 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press 1996.

Summary:

"Themistius ran his philosophical school in Constantinople in the middle of the fourth century A.D. His paraphrases of Aristotle's writings are unlike the elaborate commentaries produced by Alexander of Aphrodisias, or the later Neoplatonists Simplicius and Philoponus. His aim was to provide a clear and independent restatement of Aristotle's text which would be accessible as an elementary exegesis. But he also discusses important philosophical problems, reports and disagrees with other commentaries including the lost commentary of Porphyry, and offers interpretations of Plato. Themistius' paraphrase of Aristotle's On the Soul is his most important and influential work. It is also the first extant commentary on this work of Aristotle to survive from antiquity. A rival to that of Alexander of Aphrodisias, it represents one of the main interpretations of Aristotle's theory of the intellect, which was debated throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. It continues to be an important text for the reconstruction of Aristotle's philosophical psychology today."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Textual Emendations

TRANSLATION

Notes

Bibliography English-Greek

Glossary Greek-English Index

Index of Passages Cited

Subject

Index

Notes:

Series statement from jacket

Includes bibliographical references (pages [198]-203) and indexes

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781472552440

OCLC:

892340161