LEADER 03929nam 22006851c 450 001 9910465437603321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a1-4725-5205-9 010 $a1-4725-0036-9 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472552051 035 $a(CKB)2560000000139260 035 $a(EBL)1659724 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001220234 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11821699 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001220234 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11221234 035 $a(PQKB)11588049 035 $a(OCoLC)878148019 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1659724 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1659724 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10856259 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL603718 035 $a(OCoLC)878078389 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255055 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000139260 100 $a20140929d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOn Aristotle Posterior analytics 1.9-18 $fPhiloponus ; translated by Richard McKirahan 210 1$aLondon $cBristol Classical Press $d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (206 p.) 225 1 $aAncient commentators on Aristotle 300 $a"Paperback edition first published 2014"--T. p. verso. 311 $a1-4725-5797-2 311 $a0-7156-4089-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes 327 $aPreface -- Introduction -- Textual Emendations -- TRANSLATION -- Notes -- Bibliography -- English-Greek Glossary -- Greek-English Index -- Index of Passages Cited -- Subject Index 330 $a"In this part of the Posterior Analytics Aristotle elaborates his assessment of how universal truths of science can be scientifically explained as inevitable in demonstrative proofs. But he introduces complications: some sciences discuss phenomena that can only be explained by higher sciences and again sometimes we reason out a cause from an effect, rather than an effect from a cause. Philoponus takes these issues further. Reasoning from particular to universal is the direction taken by induction, and in mathematics reasoning from a theorem to the higher principles from which it follows is considered particularly valuable. It corresponds to the direction of analysis, as opposed to synthesis. In the prestigious Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series, this book is the first translation of the Greek text into English."--Bloomsbury Publishing 330 8 $aIn this part of the Posterior Analytics, Aristotle elaborates his assessment of how universal truths of science can be scientifically explained as inevitable in demonstrative proofs. But he introduces complications: some sciences discuss phenomena that can only be explained by higher sciences and again sometimes we reason out a cause from an effect, rather than an effect from a cause. Philoponus takes these issues further. Reasoning from particular to universal is the direction taken by induction, and in mathematics reasoning from a theorem to the higher principles from which it follows is considered particularly valuable. It corresponds to the direction of analysis, as opposed to synthesis. This volume contains an English translation of Philoponus' commentary, a detailed introduction, extensive explanatory notes and a bibliography. 410 0$aAncient commentators on Aristotle. 606 $aLogic$vEarly works to 1800 606 $2Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 606 $aKnowledge, Theory of 606 $aDefinition (Philosophy) 615 0$aLogic 615 0$aKnowledge, Theory of. 615 0$aDefinition (Philosophy) 676 $a160.924 700 $aPhiloponus$b John$factive 6th century,$0160407 702 $aMcKirahan$b Richard D. 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465437603321 996 $aOn Aristotle Posterior analytics 1.9-18$92249710 997 $aUNINA