Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Metaphysics 4

In Metaphysics 4 Aristotle discusses the nature of metaphysics, the basic laws of logic, the falsity of subjectivism and the different types of ambiguity. The full, clear commentary of Alexander of Aphrodisias on this important book is here translated into English by Arthur Madigan. Alexander goes through Aristotle''s text practically line by line, attending to the logical sequence of the arguments, noting places where Aristotle''s words will bear more than one interpretation and marking variant readings. He repeatedly cross-refers to the De Interpretatione, Analytics, Physics and other works of Aristotle, thus placing Metaphysics 4 in the content of Aristotle''s philosophy as a whole.>

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Textual Emendations
TRANSLATION
Notes
Bibliography English-Greek
Glossary Greek-English Index
Index of Passages Cited
Subject
Index

About the author

Arthur Madigan, S.J.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander, Arthur Madigan, Arthur (S. J.) Madigan, Madigan Arthur
• Assisted by: Michael Griffin (Editor), Richard Sorabji (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2014
• EAN: 9781780934471
• ISBN: 978-1-78093-447-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristo; Ancient Commentators on Aristotle; Ancient Commentators on Aristo
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / General, Ancient Greece, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Literary essays, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500