Ammonius: On Aristotle Categories

by Gareth B. Matthews and S. Marc Cohen

Ammonius, who taught most of the leading sixth-century Neoplatonists, introduced the methods of his own teacher, Proclus, from Athens to Alexandria. These are exemplified in his commentaries: for instance, in the set of ten introductory questions prefixed to this commentary, which became standard.
The commentary is interesting for the light it sheds on the religious situation in Alexandria. It used to be said that the Alexandrian Neoplatonist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780933770
• ISBN13: 9781780933771
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"