Boethius's in Ciceronis Topica: An Annotated Translation of a Medieval Dialectical Text

by Boethius

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801489342
• ISBN13: 9780801489341
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"