On Aristotle categories
By: Porphyry ; translated by Steven K. Strange.
Contributors: Strange, Steven K.
Series: Ancient commentators on Aristotle
Publisher: Duckworth; Bristol Classical Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Aristotle.; Categories (Philosophy) -- Early works to 1800.
Work titles: In Aristotelis categorias expositio per interrogationem et responsionem.
Description: "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 was decisive: the Categories became a basic textbook of logic for all subsequent Neoplatonist teaching and influenced both the Arabic and Western Traditions. Boethius drew heavily on Porphyry's treatment. The full commentary is lost, but a shorter version survives and is translated here."--Bloomsbury Publishing

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 was decisive: the Categories became a basic textbook of logic for all subsequent Neoplatonist teaching and influenced both the Arabic and Western Traditions. Boethius drew heavily on Porphyry's treatment. The full commentary is lost, but a shorter version survives and is translated here.
Notes: Series statement from jacket.

Translation of: In Aristotelis categorias expositio per interrogationem et responsionem.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159) and indexes.