Porphyry: On Aristotle Categories
Download or Read eBook Porphyry: On Aristotle Categories PDF written by S. Strange and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : S. Strange |
| Publisher | : A&C Black |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2014-04-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781780934327 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1780934327 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Porphyry: On Aristotle Categories by : S. Strange
Book excerpt: 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.
