04594nam 22007331c 450 991096750410332120251211121150.09781472551771147255177X9781472501653147250165910.5040/9781472551771(CKB)2560000000139282(EBL)1659717(SSID)ssj0001217663(PQKBManifestationID)11783548(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001217663(PQKBWorkID)11204195(PQKB)10490206(MiAaPQ)EBC1659717(Au-PeEL)EBL1659717(CaPaEBR)ebr10856285(CaONFJC)MIL603720(OCoLC)875819426(OCoLC)878078561(UtOrBLW)bpp09255016(UtOrBLW)BP9781472551771BC(Perlego)806950(EXLCZ)99256000000013928220140929d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOn Aristotle On interpretation 4-6 Boethius ; translated by Andrew SmithLondon Bristol Classical Press 2011.1 online resource (160 p.)Ancient commentators on Aristotle"Paperback edition first published 2014"--T. p. verso.9781472557902 1472557905 9780715639191 0715639196 Includes bibliographical references and indexPreface -- Introduction -- Textual Emendations -- TRANSLATION -- Notes -- Bibliography English-Greek -- Glossary Greek-English Index -- Index of Passages Cited -- Subject -- Index"Boethius (c. 480-c. 525) was a Christian philosopher and author of many translations and works of philosophy, most famously the Consolations of Philosophy which were probably written when he was under house arrest, having been accused of treason by King Theoderic the Great. He was subsequently executed. On Interpretation is the second part of the Organon, as Aristotle's collected works on logic are known; it deals comprehensively and systematically with the relationship between logic and language. In his first six chapters, Aristotle defines name, verb, sentence, statement, affirmation and negation. Boethius preserves lost interpretations by two of the greatest earlier interpreters, Alexander and Porphyry, and the defence of the work's authenticity against criticism. He records the idea of Porphyry that Aristotelians believe in three types of name and verb, written, spoken and mental, in other words a language of the mind. Boethius' commentary formed part of his project to bring knowledge of Plato and Aristotle to the Latin-speaking world. It had great influence, remaining the standard introduction to On Interpretation throughout the Latin Middle Ages."--Bloomsbury PublishingBoethius (c. 480-c. 525) was a Christian philosopher and author of many translations and works of philosophy, most famously the Consolations of Philosophy which were probably written when he was under house arrest, having been accused of treason by King Theoderic the Great. He was subsequently executed. On Interpretation is the second part of the Organon, as Aristotle's collected works on logic are known; it deals comprehensively and systematically with the relationship between logic and language. In his first six chapters, Aristotle defines name, verb, sentence, statement, affirmation and negation. Boethius preserves lost interpretations by two of the greatest earlier interpreters, Alexander and Porphyry, and the defence of the work's authenticity against criticism. He records the idea of Porphyry that Aristotelians believe in three types of name and verb, written, spoken and mental, in other words a language of the mind. Boethius' commentary formed part of his project to bring knowledge of Plato and Aristotle to the Latin-speaking world. It had great influence, remaining the standard introduction to On Interpretation throughout the Latin Middle Ages.Ancient commentators on Aristotle.LogicLanguage and logicLogic.Language and logic.160160Boethius-524,182801Smith Andrew1945-UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910967504103321On Aristotle On interpretation 4-64480375UNINA