Simplicius' commentary on Aristotle's Categories is the most comprehensive philosophical critique of the work ever written, representing 600 years of criticism.
About the Author: Dr Michael Chase is Assistant Editor at L'Annee Philologique and Research Engineer at the National Centre of Scientific Research, Paris, France.
256 Pages
Philosophy, Criticism
Series Name: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
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In his "Categories", Aristotle divides what exists in the sensible world into ten categories. This text provides a translation of Simplicius' commentary on "Categories" and represents over 600 years of criticism.
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Simplicius' commentary on Aristotle's Categories is the most comprehensive philosophical critique of the work ever written, representing 600 years of criticism. In his Categories, Aristotle divides what exists in the sensible world into ten categories of Substance, Quantity, Relative, Quality and so on. Simplicius starts with a survey of previous commentators, and an introductory set of questions about Aristotle's philosophy and about the Categories in particular. The commentator, he says, needs to present Plato and Aristotle as in harmony on most things. Why are precisely ten categories named, given that Plato did with fewer distinctions? We have a survey of views on this. And where in the scheme of categories would one fit a quality that defines a substance - under substance or under quality? In his own commentary, Porphyry suggested classifying a defining quality as something distinct, a substantial quality, but others objected that this would constitute an eleventh. The most persistent question dealt with here is whether the categories classify words, concepts, or things.
About the Author
Dr Michael Chase is Assistant Editor at L'Annee Philologique and Research Engineer at the National Centre of Scientific Research, Paris, France.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .43 Inches (D)
Weight: .64 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Criticism
Series Title: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Author: Simplicius
Language: English
Street Date: April 10, 2014
TCIN: 1007034344
UPC: 9781472557384
Item Number (DPCI): 247-11-0606
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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