New essays on Aristotle's Organon /

This collection of new essays by an international group of scholars closely examine the works of Aristotle's Organon. The Organon is the general title given to the collection of Aristotle's logical works, Categories, De Interpretatione, Prior Analytics, Posterior Analytics, Topics and Soph...

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Other Authors: Mesquita, António Pedro, 1961- (Editor), Santos, Ricardo (Professor of philosophy) (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2024.
Series:Routledge monographs in classical studies.
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Summary:This collection of new essays by an international group of scholars closely examine the works of Aristotle's Organon. The Organon is the general title given to the collection of Aristotle's logical works, Categories, De Interpretatione, Prior Analytics, Posterior Analytics, Topics and Sophistical Refutations. This extremely influential collection gave Aristotle the reputation of being the founder of logic, and has helped shaped the development of logic for over two millennia. The chapters in this volume cover topics pertaining to each of the six works traditionally included in the Organon as well as its manuscript tradition. In addition, a comprehensive introduction by the editors discusses Aristotle and logic, the composition and order of the Organon and the authenticity, title and chronology of the treatises that make up these works New Essays on Aristotle's Organon offers a valuable insight into this collection for students and scholars working on Aristotle, the works of the Organon, or the philosophy of logic more broadly.
Physical Description:viii, 358 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780367637897
0367637898
9780367637910
036763791X