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

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 interp...

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Superior document:Philosophia antiqua, v. 127
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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.
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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).