Aristotle's Theory of Language and its Tradition: Texts from 500 to 1750, sel., transl. and commentary by Hans Arens (Studies in the History of the Language Sciences)

This volume contains a fragment from Aristotle’s Peri Hermeneias [16a1–17a7], with a translation into English and a commentary. This fragment is crucial to the understanding of Aristotle’s thinking about language. It is followed by (translations of) commentaries on Aristotle’s text by scholars between 500 and 1750, showing how his text was perceived over time. The commentaries are by Ammonius, Boethius, Abelaerd, Albertus Magnus, Thomas Acquinas, Martinus de Dacia, Johannes a S. Thoma, and James Harris. Each commentary is in turn commented upon by the compiler of this volume Content: ARISTOTLE'S THEORY OF LANGUAGE AND ITS TRADITION TEXTS FROM 500 TO 1750 Editorial page Title page Copyright page Table of contents PREFACE 1. The extraordinary fate of Peri hermeneias 2. Aristotle's text 3. Commentary to Aristotle 4. Ammonios Hermeiu Commentary to Aristotle's Peri hermeneias(Introduction) 5. Commentary to Ammonius 6. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius Commentaries to Aristotle's Peri hermeneias 7. Commentary to Boethius 8. Peter Abaelard Glosses on Peri hermeneias 9. Commentary to Abaelard 10. Albertus Magnus Perihermenias 11. Commentary to Albert. 12. Thomas of Aquino Exposition of Aristotle's perihermeneias13. Commentary to Thomas 14. Martinus de Dacia Questions concerning Peri hermeneias 15. Commentary to Martinus de Dacia 16. Johannes a S. Thoma Artis logicae prima pars Summularum liber primus Concerning the first operation of the intellect 17. Commentary to John of St. Thomas 18. James Harris, an Aristotelian of the 18th century REFERENCES CONCORDANCE INDEX OF PERSONS. Selection, Translation, And Commentary By Hans Arens. Texts Translated From Latin And Greek. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [523]-525.