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Zusatztext The book provides a philosophically perceptive and historically accurate reconstruction of the extant evidence for the early fortune of the Categories. It offers a complete and in-depth study of the reception of a key text for the philosophical discussion in the first century BC. As such, it is both unique and comprehensive. It is a must-read for scholars with an interest in post-Hellenistic philosophy. Scholars working on the reception of the Categories will find in this book an excellent platform for their own research. Informationen zum Autor Michael J. Griffin is Assistant Professor of Greek Philosophy at the University of British Columbia. Klappentext This volume studies the origin and evolution of philosophical interest in Aristotle's Categories, and illuminates the earliest arguments for Aristotle's approach to logic as the foundation of higher education. Zusammenfassung This volume studies the origin and evolution of philosophical interest in Aristotle's Categories, and illuminates the earliest arguments for Aristotle's approach to logic as the foundation of higher education. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Abbreviations 1: Introduction Part A: Rediscovery and Endorsement: Andronicus and Eudorus 2: Andronicus of Rhodes 3: 'Pythagorean' Support: Eudorus and Pseudo-Archytas Part B: Early Criticisms: Platonists and Stoics 4: Lucius and Nicostratus 5: Stoic Critque: Athenodorus and Cornutus Part C: Peripatetic Synthesis and Response 6: Boethus of Sidon 7: The Second Century: A Brief Overview 8: Conclusions Appendix 1: Persons and Sources Appendix 2: Adronicus' Publication and Work Appendix 3: An Outline of Aristotle's Categories Index
