Ammonius: Interpretation of Porphyry’s Introduction to Aristotle’s Five Terms

Ammonius: Interpretation of Porphyry’s Introduction to Aristotle’s Five Terms
Author: Michael Chase
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2019-09-05
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1350089249

One of his six introductions to philosophy, widely used by students in Alexandria, Ammonius' lecture on Porphyry was recorded in writing by his students in the commentary translated here. Along with five other types of introductions (three of which are translated in the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle volume Elias and David: Introductions to Philosophy with Olympiodorus: Introduction to Logic) it made Greek philosophy more accessible to other cultures. These introductions became standard in Ammonius' school and included a popular set of five or more definitions of philosophy, some of them drawn from commentaries on quite different works. Ammonius' lecture expounded the most celebrated and discussed previous introduction written by Porphyry 200 years earlier, which was devoted to five main technical terms of Aristotle's logic. Ammonius was sympathetic to Porphyry because they both sought to harmonise the views of Plato and Aristotle with each other, arguing in different ways that the two philosophers did not disagree about the nature of universals. Porphyry's introduction was a hugely influential work for centuries after its composition, and this commentary by Ammonius served to maintain its position at the centre of later schools of philosophy. This English translation of Ammonius' work is the latest volume in the Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series and makes this philosophical work accessible to a modern readership. The translation is accompanied by an introduction, comprehensive commentary notes, bibliography, glossary of translated terms and a subject index.

Political Thinkers: Plato

Political Thinkers: Plato
Author: Robert Hall
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2004
Genre: Philosophers
ISBN: 0415326915

First published in 1981 this unique study discusses the evolution of Plato's thought through the actual developments in Athenian democracy, the book also demonstrates Plato's continuing responses to changes in political theory and argues for a new understanding of Plato's goals for the state and his ultimate concern for the moral well-being of the citizens.

Gale Researcher Guide for: An Overview of Plato and His Work

Gale Researcher Guide for: An Overview of Plato and His Work
Author: Brendan Sweetman
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 13
Release: 2018-08-30
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1535856416

Gale Researcher Guide for: An Overview of Plato and His Work is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.

Euthyphro

Euthyphro
Author: Plato
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Dialogues, Greek
ISBN: 9780674996878

"This edition, which replaces the original Loeb edition ..., offers text, translation, and annotation that are fully current with modern scholarship"--Front flap of dust jacket, volume 1.