Introductions to philosophy With, Introduction to logic
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Introductions to philosophy . With, Introduction to logic
（Ancient commentators on Aristotle）
Bloomsbury Academic, 2018
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Elias and David : introductions to philosophy
Olympiodorus : introduction to logic
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Bibliography: p. [243]-245
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The three ancient philosophical introductions translated in this volume flesh out our picture of what it would have been like to sit in a first-year Philosophy course in ancient Alexandria.
Ammonius (AD 445-517/26) set up a new teaching programme in Alexandria with up to six introductions to the philosophy curriculum, which made it far more accessible, and encouraged its spread from Greek to other cultures. This volume's three introductory texts include one by his student Olympiodorus and one each by Olympiodorus' students Elias and David.
Elias' Introductions to Philosophy starts with six definitions of Philosophy, to which David adds replies to the sceptical question whether there is such a thing as Philosophy. Olympiodorus' text translated here is an Introduction to Logic, which is just one of the three introductions he wrote himself.
Table of Contents
Conventions
Introduction
Elias, Introduction to Philosophy
Textual Emendations
Translation
Notes
Appendix: The Definitions of Philosophy according to Elias, Prol. 8,20-7
English-Greek Glossary
Greek-English Index
David, Introduction to Philosophy
Textual Emendations
Translation
Notes
English-Greek Glossary
Greek-English Index
Olympiodorus, Introduction to Logic
Textual Emendations
Translation
Notes
English-Greek Glossary
Greek-English Index
Bibliography
Index of Names
Subject Index
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