On Aristotle Prior analytics 1.23-31 Alexander of Aphrodisias ; translated by Ian Mueller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, of Aphrodisias, author.

Contributor:

Mueller, Ian, editor.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Logic.

Syllogism.

Contingency (Philosophy).

Aristotle. Prior analytics.

Aristotle.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages).

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury Academic 2013.

Summary:

"In the second half of book 1 of the Prior Analytics, Aristotle reflects on the application of the formalized logic he has developed in the first half, focusing particularly on the non-modal or assertoric syllogistic developed in the first seven chapters. These reflections lead Alexander of Aphrodisias, the great late second-century AD exponent of Aristotelianism, to explain and sometimes argue against subsequent developments of Aristotle's logic and alternatives and objections to it, ideas associated mainly with his colleague Theophrastus and with the Stoics. The other main topic of this part of the Prior Analytics is the specification of a method for discovering true premises needed to prove a given proposition. Aristotle's presentation is sometimes difficult to follow, and Alexander's discussion is extremely helpful to the uninitiated reader. In his commentary on the final chapter translated in this volume, Alexander provides an insightful account of Aristotle's criticism of Plato's method of division."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Textual Emendations

TRANSLATION

Notes

Bibliography English-Greek

Glossary Greek-English Index

Index of Passages Cited

Subject

Index

Notes:

First published in 2006 by Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd

Includes bibliographical references and index

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

ISBN:

9781472551627

OCLC:

1138647166