"The essays in this volume, written by a mix of well-established and younger philosophers, bridge divides between historical and systematic approaches in philosophy as well as divides between analytical, continental, and American traditions. They offer new interpretations of Ari…
"The essays in this volume, written by a mix of well-established and younger philosophers, bridge divides between historical and systematic approaches in philosophy as well as divides between analytical, continental, and American traditions. They offer new interpretations of Ari…
"The essays in this volume, written by a mix of well-established and younger philosophers, bridge divides between historical and systematic approaches in philosophy as well as divides between analytical, continental, and American traditions. They offer new interpretations of Ari…
"The concept of an ontological category is central to metaphysics. Metaphysicians argue about which category an object should be assigned to, whether some categories can be reduced to other ones, or whether there might be different equally adequate systems of categorization. Ans…
"Simplicius' commentary on Aristotle's Categories' is the most comprehensive philosophical critique of the work ever written, representing 600 years of criticism. In his Categories, Aristotle divides what exists in the sensible world into ten categories of Substance, Quantity, R…
"Simplicius starts with a survey of previous commentators and an introductory set of questions about Aristotle's philosophy and about the Categories in particular. The commentator, he says, needs to present Plato and Aristotle as in harmony in most things."-- Publisher descripti…
Although Kant sees the source of the basic concepts of our knowledge in understanding, it is still unclear whether he meant our capacity for thought or the totality of our epistemological powers. The author attempts to clarify the matter with an analysis of the pre-critical writ…
On Aristotle Categories
by Ammonius, Hermiae, Cohen, Sheldon M.
fromAncient commentators on Aristotle