
Dexippus: On Aristotle Categories
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Dexippus, a pupil or follower of lamblichus, preserves a crucial moment in the Neoplatonist interpretation of Aristotle. Aristotle''s Categories has been attacked by Plotinus, but Porphyry''s defence proved decisive, so that the Categories was acceptable as compatible with Platonism and an essential introduction to the Neoplatonist curriculum.
Porphyry''s main commentary on the Categories, however...
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Dexippus, a pupil or follower of lamblichus, preserves a crucial moment in the Neoplatonist interpretation of Aristotle. Aristotle''s Categories has been attacked by Plotinus, but Porphyry''s defence proved decisive, so that the Categories was acceptable as compatible with Platonism and an essential introduction to the Neoplatonist curriculum.
Porphyry''s main commentary on the Categories, however...
Porphyry''s main commentary on the Categories, however...
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