Ammonius: on Aristotle categories
by Cohen, S. Marc Matthews, Gareth B.
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 school was allowed to remain open after the Athenian…
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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 school was allowed to remain open after the Athenian school closed because Ammonius has agreed with the Christian authorities to keep quiet about his rel.
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- Publication Date:©1991
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- Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1991
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"Paperback edition first published 2014"--Title page verso.
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- Description:1 online resource (177 pages).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781780933788, 1780933789
- oclc:ocn878144336
- LC Classification:B438
- Dewey Decimal:160
Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Translation; Prolegomena; Commentary; On Substance; On Quantity; On Relatives; On Qualified and Quality; On Doing and Being Affected; On Opposites; On Contraries; On Priority; On Simultaneity; On Change; Textual Emendations; Appendix: the commentators; English-Greek Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Greek-English Index; A; B; D; E; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; X; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X.
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