Alexander Of Aphrodisias On The Conversion Of Propositions

Download or read book Alexander of Aphrodisias, ›On the Conversion of Propositions‹ written by Thomas Auffret and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander’s essay on the conversion of predicative propositions contains otherwise unknown information about the early history of Aristotle’s logic. The essay survives only in a mutilated Arabic translation. This volume contains a new edition of the text, a translation (the first into any modern language), and a discursive commentary. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with the history of Aristotelianism or with the history of logic.