The earliest Syriac translation of Aristotle's Categories : text, translation, and commentary / / by Daniel King.

• Author: Aristotle.
• TeilnehmendeR: King, Daniel, 1977-
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Series: Aristoteles Semitico-Latinus 21.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (339 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

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 edited together with an English translation, analytical commentary, glossaries and indices. The availability of such an important early work will enable the beginnings of the Semitic Aristotelian tradition to be studied more comprehensively. This will open the way to a better understanding of both the study of Aristotelian logic in Syriac and also of the significance of the Syriac tradition for the genesis and rise of Arabic logic.

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.