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, Relative, Quality and so on. 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 on most things. Why are precisely ten categories named, given that Plato did with fewer distinctions? We have a survey of views on this. And where in the scheme of categories would one fit a quality that defines a substance – under substance or under quality? In his own commentary, Porphyry suggested classifying a defining quality as something distinct, a substantial quality, but others objected that this would constitute an eleventh. The most persistent question dealt with here is whether the categories classify words, concepts, or things.
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, Relative, Quality and so on. 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 on most things. Why are precisely ten categories named, given that Plato did with fewer distinctions? We have a survey of views on this. And where in the scheme of categories would one fit a quality that defines a substance – under substance or under quality? In his own commentary, Porphyry suggested classifying a defining quality as something distinct, a substantial quality, but others objected that this would constitute an eleventh. The most persistent question dealt with here is whether the categories classify words, concepts, or things.
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Formato PDF ● Pagine 256 ● ISBN 9781472501073 ● Traduttore Dr Michael Chase ● Casa editrice Bloomsbury Publishing ● Pubblicato 2014 ● Scaricabile 6 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 3109842 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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