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Metaphysics of aristotle, translated from the greek first. He was a native of aphrodisias in caria, and lived and taught in athens at the beginning of the 3rd century, where he held a position as head of the peripatetic school. Alexander of aphrodisias commentaries on aristotles organon are valuable sources for both stoic and early peripatetic logic, and have often been used as such in particular for early. On aristotle metaphysics 1 ancient commentators on aristotle 9780715622438. Alexander of aphrodisias has 44 books on goodreads with 3 ratings. Dooley, 1989 alexander of aphrodisias on aristotle metaphysics 23 translated by w.

Alexander of aphrodisiass most popular book is on aristotles metaphysics. Alexander of aphrodisias was a peripatetic philosopher and the most celebrated of the ancient greek commentators on the writings of aristotle. Alexander of aphrodisias was the greatest exponent of aristotelianism after aristotle, and his commentary on metaphysics 15 is the most. A second book is known as the supplement to on the soul mantissa. Alexander of aphrodisiass commentary about ad 200 is the earliest extant commentary on aristotles metaphysics and the most important indirect witness to the metaphysics text. He wrote many commentaries on the works of aristotle, extant are those on the prior analytics, topics, meteorology, sense and sensibilia, and metaphysics. Alexander of aphrodisias was a peripatetic philosopher and the most celebrated of the ancient. The commentary on book 1 has the further interest that over half of it is devoted to aristotles discussion of plato. Pdf alexander of aphrodisias on aristotles theory of the stoic. Alexander of aphrodisias s most popular book is on aristotles metaphysics. Alexander of aphrodisias stanford encyclopedia of philosophy.

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The paper investigates the influence of aristotelian metaphysics, especially of the. Alexander of aphrodisias writes the greatest ancient commentaries on aristotle and tries to demolish the stoic teaching on fate. In 1989 the first part of his on aristotle metaphysics was published in english translation as part of the ancient commentators project. Book 5 of the metaphysics is important because it consists of definitions of the main uses of key terms in aristotles philosophy, and it is extremely valuable to have a commentary on this important text by alexander of aphrodisias, the leading commentator of his school. Concordance with cag ancient commentators on aristotle. Alexander of aphrodisias was the greatest exponent of aristotelianism after aristotle, and his commentary on metaphysics 15 is the most substantial commentary on the metaphysics to have survived from antiquity. Alexander, due to his meticulous and philosophically astute exegesis of a wide range of aristotles texts, in logic, physics, psychology, metaphysics and ethical topics, became known as the exemplary commentator throughout later antiquity and the arabic tradition. Aristotle was a systematic writer who often crossreferred to the definitions of terms given elsewhere in his work. Alexander of aphrodisiass commentary about ad 200 is the earliest extant commentary on aristotles metaphysics, and it is the most valuable indirect witness to the metaphysics text and its transmission. Alexander of aphrodisias and the text of aristotles. On aristotle metaphysics 4 ancient commentators on aristotle. This first edition by aristotle is available at bauman rare books. Pdf alexander of aphrodisias commentaries on aristotles organon are valuable sources for. This first edition by aristotle, thomas taylor is available at bauman rare books.