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Overview
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.
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- ISBN-13: 9781780934310
- ISBN-10: 1780934319
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publish Date: April 2014
- Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.41 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.61 pounds
- Page Count: 191
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