Alexander of Aphrodisias

On Aristotle Topics 2

Dr Laura M. Castelli (Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
21 April 2022

Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy: logic; Philosophy of mind

Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle

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.

Edited by: Dr Laura M. Castelli (Ludwig Maximilian University Germany)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781350195028
ISBN 10: 1350195022
Series: Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
Pages: 216
Publication Date: 21 April 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Translation Notes Select Bibliography English-Greek Index Greek-English Index Subject Index

Laura M. Castelli is Assistant Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the Munich School of Ancient Philosophy (MUSAPh) at Ludwig Maximilian University, Germany.