Aristotle's Theory of Language and Its Tradition: Texts from 500 to 1750, Sel., Transl. and Commentary by Hans Arens

ISBN-13: 9789027245113 / Angielski / Twarda / 1984 / 525 str.

Hans Arens

Opis

This volume contains a fragment from Aristotle s "Peri Hermeneias" 16a1 17a7], with a translation into English and a commentary. This fragment is crucial to the understanding of Aristotle s thinking about language. It is followed by (translations of) commentaries on Aristotle s text by scholars between 500 and 1750, showing how his text was perceived over time. The commentaries are by Ammonius, Boethius, Abelaerd, Albertus Magnus, Thomas Acquinas, Martinus de Dacia, Johannes a S. Thoma, and James Harris. Each commentary is in turn commented upon by the compiler of this volume."