This article focuses on the harmony of Plato and Aristotle in Alexandrian Neoplatonism and, more specifically, in Ammonius of Hermeias’ commentary on the Categories. Ammonius’ views about categories and substance are compared to those of earlier Neoplatonists : Porphyry, Iamblichus and Proclus. It is suggested that Ammonius’ exegesis of the Categories is a simplified version of Iamblichus’ metaphysical reading and that Ammonius relied on Proclus’ lost interpretation of the treatise.
Chiaradonna, R. (2019). The harmony of Plato and Aristotle in Alexandrian Neopatonism: Ammonius' commentary on the Categories. BRUNIANA & CAMPANELLIANA, 25(2), 385-399.
The harmony of Plato and Aristotle in Alexandrian Neopatonism: Ammonius' commentary on the Categories
CHIARADONNA
2019-01-01
Abstract
This article focuses on the harmony of Plato and Aristotle in Alexandrian Neoplatonism and, more specifically, in Ammonius of Hermeias’ commentary on the Categories. Ammonius’ views about categories and substance are compared to those of earlier Neoplatonists : Porphyry, Iamblichus and Proclus. It is suggested that Ammonius’ exegesis of the Categories is a simplified version of Iamblichus’ metaphysical reading and that Ammonius relied on Proclus’ lost interpretation of the treatise.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
