Aspasius: The Earliest Extant Commentary on Aristotle's Ethics

Published by De Gruyter 1999

Aspasius

The Earliest Extant Commentary on Aristotle's Ethics

Edited by: Antonina Alberti and Robert W. Sharples

Volume 17 in the series Peripatoi

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110810196

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About this book

This book comprises essays on the nature of Aspasius’ commentary, his interpretation of Aristotle, and his own place in the history of thought. The contributions are in English or Italian.

Aspasius’ commentary on the Nicomachean Ethics is the earliest ancient commentary on Aristotle of which extensive parts survive in their original form. It is important both for the history of commentary as a genre and for the history of philosophical thought in the first two centuries A.D.; it is also still valuable as what its author intended it to be, an aid in interpreting the Ethics. All three aspects are explored by the essays.

The book is not formally a commentary on Aspasius’ commentary; but between them the essays consider the interpretation of numerous problematic or significant passages. Full indices will enable readers quickly to locate discussion of particular parts of Aspasius’ work. This volume of essays will form a natural complement to the first ever translation of Aspasius’ commentary into any modern language, currently in preparation by Paul Mercken.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
1. An Introduction to Aspasius Jonathan Barnes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Aspasian Lemmatology Roland Wittwer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
3. Aspasius on Eudaimonia Bob Sharples Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
4. Aspasius on Emotion Richard Sorabji Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
5. Il volontario e la scelta in Aspasio Antonina Alberti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
6. Aspasius on Perfect and Imperfect Virtues Katerina Ierodiakonou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
7. Aspasius on Akrasia David Sedley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
8. Amicizia e “focal meaning” Enrico Berti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
Bibliography on Aspasius Gudrun Tausch-Pebody and Jonathan Barnes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Index of passages cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
General index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209

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Languages: English, Italian
Publisher: De Gruyter
Edition: Reprint 2013
Pages
- Main content: 208
Illustrations
- Tables: 1
Keywords: Aristoteles: Ethica Nicomachea; Kommentar; Aspasius; Aufsatzsammlung

eBook

Published: February 6, 2013
ISBN: 9783110810196

Hardcover

Published: January 8, 1999
ISBN: 9783110160819