On Theophrastus on sense-perception Priscian ; translated by Pamela Huby. With, On Aristotle On the soul 2.5-12 / 'Simplicius' ; translated by Carlos Steel, in collaboration with J.O. Urmson ; notes by Peter Lautner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Priscian, active approximately 500-530, author.

Contributor:

Steel, Carlos G., editor.

Lautner, Peter, editor.

Urmson, J. O., editor.

Huby, Pamela M., editor.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Standardized Title:

Metaphrasis in Theophrastum. English

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Theophrastus. De sensibus.

Theophrastus.

Soul--Early works to 1800.

Soul.

Psychology--Early works to 1850.

Psychology.

Senses and sensation--Early works to 1800.

Senses and sensation.

Perception (Philosophy)--Early works to 1800.

Perception (Philosophy).

Aristotle. De anima.

Aristotle.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 pages).

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury 2013.

Summary:

"Simplicius and Priscian were two of the seven Neoplatonists who left Athens when the Christian Emperor Justinian closed the paganschool there in A.D. 529. The commentaries ascribed to them on works on sense-perception, one by Aristotle and one by his successor Theophrastus, are translated here in this single volume. Both commentaries give a highly Neoplatonic reading to their Aristotelian subjects and tell us much about late Neoplatonist psychology. This volume is also designed to enable readers to assess a recent major controversy: it has been argued by Carlos Steel and Fernand Bossier that the commentary ascribed to Simplicius is in fact by Priscian, and their article, hitherto only available in Dutch, is here published in revised form and in English for the first time. This book therefore contains all the evidence necessary for readers to judge this intriguing question for themselves."--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 1997 by Gerald Duckworth & Co

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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

Contains:

Simplicius, of Cilicia. Simplicii in libros Aristotelis De anima commentaria. Selections. English.

On Aristotle's On the soul 2.5-12.

ISBN:

9781472552105

OCLC:

922786509