Dexippus, a pupil or follower of lamblichus, preserves a crucial moment in the Neoplatonist interpretation of Aristotle. Aristotle's Categories has been attacked by Plotinus, but Porphyry's defence proved decisive, so that the Categories was acceptable as compatible with Platonism and an essential introduction to the Neoplatonist curriculum. Porphyry's main commentary on the Categories, however, containing the vital defence, is lost, as is that of his pupil lamblichus. The ideas of these two principal Neoplatonists can be reconstructed, in part, from Dexippus.
| ISBN: | 9781780933719 |
| Publication date: | 10th April 2014 |
| Author: | John Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Dillon |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 155 pages |
| Series: | Ancient Commentators on Aristotle |
| Genres: |
Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Philosophy: logic Literary essays |
Dexippus, a pupil or follower of lamblichus, preserves a crucial moment in the Neoplatonist interpretation of Aristotle. Aristotle's Categories has been attacked by Plotinus, but Porphyry's defence proved decisive, so that the Categories was acceptable as compatible with Platonism and an essential introduction to the Neoplatonist curriculum. Porphyry's main commentary on the Categories, however, containing the vital defence, is lost, as is that of his pupil lamblichus. The ideas of these two principal Neoplatonists can be reconstructed, in part, from Dexippus.
Dexippus: On Aristotle Categories features in the following genres: Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Philosophy: logic, Literary essays
Dexippus: On Aristotle Categories is available in Paperback
Dexippus: On Aristotle Categories was written by John Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Dillon and published by Bloomsbury Academic an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dexippus: On Aristotle Categories has 155 pages
Yes it is part of Ancient Commentators on Aristotle series