On Aristotle Metaphysics 3-4 Syrianus ; translated by Dominic O'Meara and John Dillon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Syrianus, author.

Contributor:

O'Meara, Dominic J., editor.

Dillon, John M., editor.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. Metaphysics--Book 3-4.

Aristotle.

Mathematics, Greek.

Platonic number.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 pages).

Place of Publication:

London Duckworth 2008.

Summary:

"Syrianus, originally from Alexandria, moved to Athens and became the head of the Academy there after the death of Plutarch of Athens. In discussing Aristotle's Metaphysics 3-4, shows how metaphysics, as a philosophical science, was conceived by the Neoplatonic philosopher of Late Antiquity. The questions raised by Aristotle in Metaphysics 3 as to the scope of metaphysics are answered by Syrianus, who also criticizes the alternative answers explored by Aristotle. In presenting "Metaphysics" 4, Syrianus explains in what sense metaphysics deals with 'being as being' and how this includes the essential attributes of being (unity/multiplicity, sameness/difference, etc.), showing also that it comes within the scope of metaphysics to deal with the primary axioms of scientific thought, in particular the Principle of Non-Contradiction, for which Syrianus provides arguments additional to those developed by Aristotle. Syrianus thus reveals how Aristotelian metaphysics was formalized and transformed by a philosophy which found its deepest roots in Pythagoras and Plato."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Contents:

Conventions

Introduction

Textual Emendations

Translation

Notes

Select Bibliography

English Greek Glossary

Greek English Index

Index of Aristotelian and Platonic Passages

Subject Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

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

ISBN:

9781472552433

OCLC:

1119447828