Porphyry

Name: Porphyry
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By S. Strange

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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.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

192

Release Date:

2014-04-10

Publication Date:

2014-04-10

Publisher:

Bloomsbury 3PL

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

1780934319

ISBN13:

9781780934310

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Weight:

301 g

Height:

156 cm

Width:

234 cm

Thickness:

11 cm

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