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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.
Porphyry (AD 232/3 - C.305) is of crucial importance for the history of Aristotelian studies.
About the Author
Steven K. Strange is Professor of Philosophy at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Book Information
ISBN 9781780934310
Author S. Strange
Format Paperback
Page Count 191
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 154mm * 14mm
Porphyry (AD 232/3 - C.305) is of crucial importance for the history of Aristotelian studies.
About the Author
Steven K. Strange is Professor of Philosophy at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Book Information
ISBN 9781780934310
Author S. Strange
Format Paperback
Page Count 191
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 300g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 154mm * 14mm
