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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Simplicius: On Aristotle Categories 1-4. To get started finding Simplicius: On Aristotle Categories 1-4, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 201

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1472501071

Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Simplicius: On Aristotle Categories 1-4. To get started finding Simplicius: On Aristotle Categories 1-4, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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