Boethius's "In Ciceronis topica" : an annotated translation of a medieval dialectical text / Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, Eleonore Stump.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boethius, -524, author.

Stump, Eleonore, 1947- author.

Standardized Title:

In Ciceronis topica. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Topic (Philosophy).

Topic (Philosophy)--Early works to 1800.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 277 p. )

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In Ciceronis Topica and De topicis differentiis are Boethius's two treatises on Topics (loci). Together these two works present Boethius's theory of the art of discovering arguments, a theory that was highly influential in the history of medieval logic. Eleonore Stump here presents the first English language translation of In Ciceronis Topica, Boethius's extended commentary on Cicero's Topica. To supplement her translation, Professor Stump has provided an introduction that supplies essential information about In Ciceronis Topica, Boethius's life, and the tradition of dialectic; her detailed notes explore the many philosophical problems in Boethius's text. A significant contribution to the history of Western intellectual life in its own right, Boethius's ''In Ciceronis Topica" makes an excellent companion to Professor Stump's earlier work, Boethius's "De topicis differentiis" (also available from Cornell).

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Abbreviations

Introduction

PART ONE. De topicis differentiis

PART TWO. Dialectic in Ancient and Medieval Logic

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 256-264.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501722240

1501722247

OCLC:

1080549835