On Aristotle, Topics 2 / Alexander of Aphrodisias ; translated by Laura M. Castelli.
| Author/creator | Alexander |
| Other author | Castelli, Laura Maria. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Commentaria in Topica Aristotelis. 2. English |
| Variant title | Alexander of Aphrodisias, on Aristotle, Topics 2 |
| Series | Ancient commentators on Aristotle |
| Abstract | "Aristotle's Topics is a handbook for dialectic, which can be understood as a philosophical debate between a questioner and a respondent. In book 2, Aristotle mainly develops strategies for making deductions about 'accidents', which are properties that might or might not belong to a subject (for instance, Socrates has five fingers, but might have had six), and about properties that simply belong to a subject without further specification. In the present commentary, here translated into English for the first time, Alexander develops a careful study of Aristotle's text. He preserves objections and replies from other philosophers whose work is now lost, such as the Stoics. He also offers an invaluable picture of the tradition of Aristotelian logic down to his time, including innovative attempts to unify Aristotle's guidance for dialectic with his general theory of deductive argument (the syllogism), found in the Analytics. The work will be of interest not only for its perspective on ancient logic, rhetoric, and debate, but also for its continuing influence on argument in the Middle Ages and later"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Language | English translation from ancient Greek of Alexander's commentary on Book 2 of Aristotle's Topics; includes a glossary in English and Greek. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Alexander, of Aphrodisias. On Aristotle, Topics 2 London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. 9781350151284 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020018998 |
| ISBN | 9781350151307 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781350151291 (ePDF) |
| ISBN | (hb) |
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