E. V. Grigoryeva. On the consistency of ideas in works by David the Invincible and on the authorship of the Commentary on the Analytics by Aristotle (pp. 209–227)

Author

E. V. Grigoryeva ()

Keywords\n Neoplatonism, David Anhaght, Analytics, Categories, Prolegomena Philosophiae, Commentary on Porphyry's Isagoge, Greek philosophy

Pages\n 209–227

Summary\n

Scholars often speak about the consistency of ideas in philosophical works by neoplatonic philosopher David the Invincible (2nd half of 6th – beginning of 7th century AD.). In the paper I’m working on pointing out the existing accordances of the texts by David on various levels (philosophical ideas, arguments, neoplatonic methods of teaching philosophy, illustrating examples, lexical coincidences in the Greek texts and in Armenian translations). The observed similarities allow to confirm the already mentioned consistency of David’s works and can serve as proof that the commentary to the “Analytics” and “Categories” of Aristotle were written by David, rather than Elias.

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