The earliest Syriac translation of Aristotle's Categories : text, translation, and commentary /

The earliest Syriac translation of Aristotle's Categories : text, translation, and commentary /

Aristotle's logic first became known in the Middle East through the medium of the Syriac language at a time prior to the rise of classical Arabic philosophy. The present volume makes available for the first time the earliest Syriac translation (sixth century AD) of the Categories, which is here...

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Main Author: Aristotle.

Other Authors: King, Daniel, 1977-

Format: eBook

Language: English
Classical Syriac
Ancient Greek

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus 21.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004223066.

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Categories (Philosophy)

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Call Number: B438.A5 C3813 2010

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction Aristotle in the Syriac World
  • The Categories in Syriac
  • The Translation Techniques of the Versions
  • The Origins of the Versions and their interrelationship
  • The Text-Critical Value of the Versions
  • Text and Translation Principles of the Edition
  • Notes Commentary on the Anonymous Versions
  • Textual Notes
  • The Manuscript Tradition of Jacob of Edessa's Version
  • Bibliography
  • Glossaries.