Ammonius and the Seabattle: Texts, Commentary and Essays

ISBN-13: 9783110168792 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 312 str.

Seel, Gerhard

Opis

Ever since Aristotle's famous argument about the sea-battle tomorrow, there has been intensive and controversial discussion among philosophers whether the truth of statements about the future leads to determinism. Ther e is controversy about Aristotle's own solution to the problem, as well as the views of classical and medieval commentators on Aristotle. Seel's book attempts to answer this question for the Neoplatonist Ammonius (5th-6th century AD). In so doing, he also opens up new insights into Neoplatonic thought.

Spis treści

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Part I. Preliminaries -- Part II. Introduction -- Part III. Ammonius On Aristotle: De Interpretatione 9 (and 7,1-17) -- Part IV. Philosophical Commentary -- Part V. Essays -- Part VI. Bibliography -- Part VII. Indices -- Backmatter