Ammonius: on Aristotle on interpretation 9
by Blank, David L. Kretzmann, Norman Mignucci, Mario Sorabji, Richard
This book is about determinisism. It contains the two most important commentaries on the determinists' sea battle argument, and on other deterministic arguments besides. It includes the earliest full exposition of the Reaper argument for determinism, and a discussion of whether there can be changeless knowledge of the passage of time. It also contains the two fullest expositions of the idea that it is not truth, but only definite truth, that would imply determinism. Ammonius and Boethius both w…
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- Full title :Ammonius : on Aristotle on interpretation 9 / translated by David Blank ; with, On Aristotle On interpretation 9, Boethius : first and second commentaries ; translated by Norman Kretzmann ; with essays by Richard Sorabji, Norman Kretzmann & Mario Mignucci.
Summary
This book is about determinisism. It contains the two most important commentaries on the determinists' sea battle argument, and on other deterministic arguments besides. It includes the earliest full exposition of the Reaper argument for determinism, and a discussion of whether there can be changeless knowledge of the passage of time. It also contains the two fullest expositions of the idea that it is not truth, but only definite truth, that would imply determinism. Ammonius and Boethius both wrote commentaries on Aristotle's On Interpretation and on its ninth chapter, where Aristotle discusse.
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- Publication Date:©1998
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1998
Notes
"On Determinism."
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (225 pages) : : illustrations.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781780938608, 1780938608, 9781472501844, 1472501845
- oclc:ocn878144396
- LC Classification:B439
- Dewey Decimal:160
Table of Contents
Cover; Contents; Preface Richard Sorabji; Acknowledgements; I. Introduction; 1. The three deterministic arguments opposed; 2. Boethius, Ammonius and their different Greek backgrounds; 3. Boethius and the truth about tomorrow's sea battle; 4. Ammonius' sea battle; II. Translations; Textual Emendations; Ammonius On Aristotle On Interpretation 9 translated; Notes; Boethius On Aristotle On Interpretation 9 (first commentary); Boethius On Aristotle On Interpretation 9 (second commentary) translated; Notes; Bibliography; English-Greek Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T.
UV; W; Greek-English Index; A; B; D; E; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; Z; English-Latin Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Latin-English Index; A; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; S; U; V; W.
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