On Aristotle Categories Porphyry ; translated by Steven K. Strange.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porphyry, approximately 234-approximately 305, author.

Contributor:

Strange, Steven K., editor.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Standardized Title:

In Aristotelis categorias expositio per interrogationem et responsionem. English

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. Categoriae.

Aristotle.

Categories (Philosophy)--Early works to 1800.

Categories (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages).

Place of Publication:

London Bloomsbury 2013.

Summary:

"Porphyry (ad 232/3 - c. 305) is of crucial importance for the history of Aristotelian studies. Born in Tyre and a student of Plotinus in Rome, he later defended Aristotle's Categories against Plotinus, arguing that they were entirely compatible with Platonism. His intervention was decisive: the Categories became a basic textbook of logic for all subsequent Neoplatonist teaching and influenced both the Arabic and Western Traditions. Boethius drew heavily on Porphyry's treatment. The full commentary is lost, but a shorter version survives and is translated here."--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 1992 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

ISBN:

9781472552082

OCLC:

1138646640