Boethius on mind, grammar, and logic : a study of Boethius' Commentaries on Peri hermeneias / / by Taki Suto.

• Superior document: Philosophia antiqua, v. 127
• Author: Suto, Taki.
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: Philosophia antiqua ; v. 127.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Notes: Revised and expanded version of the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Saint Louis University, 2008), originally presented under the title: Boethius on language, mind, and reality.

Boethius (c.480-c.525/6), who is best known for his Consolation of Philosophy , has been accused of misinterpreting Aristotle’s logical works in his translations and commentaries thereof. Building on recent scholarship in the philosophy of late antiquity, this book challenges some of the past interpretations of Boethius and reveals significant features of his semantics and logic. With comparisons between his and contemporary arguments and attention to the terminology of late antiquity, this work is of use to those interested in semantics, logic and grammar from antiquity to the modern day. Furthermore, this book’s new conclusions aim to reinvigorate interest in this much-maligned and poorly understood philosopher.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Significatum of SpokenWords -- Words as ‘Notae’ -- Three Types of Speech -- Nouns, Verbs, and Conjunctions -- The Varieties of Speech -- The Verb ‘To Be’ -- General Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index of Ancient andMedieval Texts -- Index of Names (Ancient and Medieval Authors) and Subjects -- Index ofModern Authors (Selective).