On Aristotle Categories
by Strange, Steven K., Porphyry
fromAncient commentators on Aristotle
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Type: Book
"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 …