Author : Thomas Auffret
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3111035867
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Alexander of Aphrodisias, ›On the Conversion of Propositions‹ by : Thomas Auffret
Download or read book Alexander of Aphrodisias, ›On the Conversion of Propositions‹ written by Thomas Auffret and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander’s essay on the conversion of predicative propositions contains otherwise unknown information about the early history of Aristotle’s logic. The essay survives only in a mutilated Arabic translation. This volume contains a new edition of the text, a translation (the first into any modern language), and a discursive commentary. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with the history of Aristotelianism or with the history of logic.