On Aristotle Categories 5-6 Simplicius ; translated by F.A.J. de Haas & Barrie Fleet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simplicius, of Cilicia, author.

Contributor:

Haas, Frans A. J. de, 1963- editor.

Fleet, Barrie, editor.

Series:

Ancient commentators on Aristotle

Standardized Title:

Commentarius in Aristot. Categoriae. 5-6. English

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Aristotle. Categoriae--5-6.

Aristotle.

Categories (Philosophy)--Early works to 1800.

Categories (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. Cornell University Press 2001.

Summary:

"Chapters 5 and 6 of Aristotle's Categories describe his first two categories, Substance and Quantity. It is usually taken that Plotinus attacked Aristotle's Categories, but that Porphyry and Iamblichus restored it to the curriculum once and for all. Nonetheless, the introduction to this text stresses how much of the defence of Aristotle Porphyry was able to draw out of Plotinus' critical discussion. Simplicius' commentary is our most comprehensive account of the debate on the validity of Aristotle's Categories. One subject discussed by Simplicius in these chapters is where the differentia of a species (eg the rationality of humans) fits into the scheme of categories. Another is why Aristotle elevates the category of Quantity to second place, above the category of Quality. Further, de Haas shows how Simplicius distinguishes different kinds of universal order to solve some of the problems."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Textual Emendations

TRANSLATION

Notes

Bibliography English-Greek

Glossary Greek-English Index

Index of Passages Cited

Subject

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-154) and indexes

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

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781472552174

OCLC:

1119437462