Porphyry: On Aristotle Categories

By Porphyry and Porfirio

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780934319
• ISBN13: 9781780934310
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"