This book reconstructs the theory of signification implicit in Aristotle's De Interpretatione and its psychological background in hisDe Anima. The study develops in three steps that correspond to the three elements involved in every notion of signification: (1) the phonetic elem…
"Aristotle's Treatise De Interpretatione is one of his central works; it continues to be the focus of much attention and debate. C. W. A. Whitaker presents the first systematic study of this work, and offers a radical new view of its aims, its structure, and its place in Aristot…
Aristotle's Treatise De Interpretatione is one of his central works; it continues to be the focus of much attention and debate. C.W.A. Whitaker presents the first systematic study of this work, and offers a radical new view of its aims, its structure, and its place in Aristotle'…
Whitaker presents a systematic study of one of Aristotle's central works, using a detailed chapter by chapter analysis to offer a radical new view of its aims, structure and place in Aristotle's system.
"Al-Farabi of Baghdad (c. 870-950) is the first major representative of the medieval Arabic Aristotelianism which came to influence the Christian West so profoundly. In the Islamic world his writings on logic set the pattern for the future and virtually created Islamic philosoph…