{"product_id":"simplicius-simplicius-9781472557384","title":"Simplicius: On Aristotle Categories 1-4","description":"Simplicius' commentary on Aristotle's\u003ci\u003e Categories\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive philosophical critique of the work ever written, representing 600 years of criticism. In his\u003ci\u003e Categories\u003c\/i\u003e, Aristotle divides what exists in the sensible world into ten categories of Substance, Quantity, Relative, Quality and so on. Simplicius starts with a survey of previous commentators, and an introductory set of questions about Aristotle's philosophy and about the \u003ci\u003eCategories\u003c\/i\u003e in particular. The commentator, he says, needs to present Plato and Aristotle as in harmony on most things. Why are precisely ten categories named, given that Plato did with fewer distinctions? We have a survey of views on this. And where in the scheme of categories would one fit a quality that defines a substance - under substance or under quality? In his own commentary, Porphyry suggested classifying a defining quality as something distinct, a substantial quality, but others objected that this would constitute an eleventh. The most persistent question dealt with here is whether the categories classify words, concepts, or things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simplicius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472557387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472557384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.43d","brand":"Simplicius","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44190778294527,"sku":"9781472557384","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_458fe9f4-ccce-42b2-a837-e1e831bc65d9.jpg?v=1690872310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/simplicius-simplicius-9781472557384","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}