Alexander of Aphrodisias On Aristotle Prior Analytics 1. 1-7. Ancient Commentators on Aristotle

London England: Duckworth, 1991. Hardback. First Edition. translated by Jonathan Barnes, Susanne Bobzien, Kevin Flannery, S.J. and Katerina Ierodiakonou. Alexander of Aphrodisias, who flourished c. 200 AD, was the leading Peripatetic philosopher of his age. Most of his philosophical energies were spent in commenting upon Aristotle: his commentary on the Prior Analytics remains one of the most thorough and helpful guides to this difficult work; in addi6tion, the commentary preserves invaluable information about various aspects of Stoic logic, and it also presents a picture of categorical syllogistic at a turning point in its historical development. This volume contains a translation of the first third of the commentary - the part dealing with non-modal syllogistic. The translation is preceded by a substantial introduction which discusses Alexander's place in the commentatorial tradition and his use of logical terminology. The book is completed by a translation of the pertinent part of the Prior Analytics, a summary account of categorical syllogistic, and a set of indexes. 252 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.