| Title | Simplicius’ Categorial Analysis of 'differentiae' |
| Type | Book Section |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2024 |
| Published in | Aristoteles-Kommentare und ihre Überlieferung. Wichtige Etappen von der Antike bis in die frühe Neuzeit |
| Pages | 269-291 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Hauer, Mareike |
| Editor(s) | Brockmann, Christian , Deckers, Daniel , Valente, Stefano |
| Translator(s) |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/jsGhr81iLqtnRuC |
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| Title | The use of Stoic references in Simplicius’ discussion of quality |
| Type | Book Section |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2023 |
| Published in | Dealing with disagreement. The construction of traditions in later ancient philosophy |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Hauer, Mareike |
| Editor(s) | Ulacco, Angela , Joosse, Albert |
| Translator(s) |
| The chapter deals with Simplicius’ references to the Stoic conception of quality in his commentary on chapter eight of Aristotle’s Categories. In particular, I will focus on the nature and possible purpose of these references. The first part of the chapter deals with the question about the origin of these references. The second and third part offer an analysis of different aspects of the Stoic conception of quality in comparison to Simplicius’ account. I will show that Simplicius conceives of the Stoic notion of quality as an alternative yet comparable conception to the Aristotelian one presented in the Categories. Moreover, I will conclude that Simplicius’ criticism of the Stoic doctrine serves as a means to show the explanatory superiority of the Aristotelian conception. [author's abstract] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/sLNvZJzhvBuIdic |
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| Title | The interpretation of Aristotle’s Categories in the Neoplatonic Commentary Tradition |
| Type | Book Section |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2017 |
| Published in | Categories. Histories and Perspectives |
| Pages | 35-48 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Hauer, Mareike |
| Editor(s) | D'Anna, Giuseppe , Fossati, Lorenzo |
| Translator(s) |
| The present contribution deals with the exegesis of Aristotle’s Categories in the Neoplatonic commentaries. While Plotinus discusses Aristotle’s Categories in the course of his presentation of the Platonic metaphysical framework, later Neoplatonists, starting from Porphyry, comment on Aristotle’s Categories as a whole. There are eight Neoplatonic commentaries on Aristotle’s Categories that are still extant: the shorter of two commentaries by Porphyry, an equally short one by Dexippus, and the commentaries by Ammonius, Simplicius, Philoponus, Olympiodorus, David (Elias), and Boethius. References and remarks in these commentaries suggest that there have been further Neoplatonic commentaries, such as a commentary by Iamblichus. The present contribution focuses on two aspects of the Neoplatonic exegesis of Aristotle’s Categories: 1) the question of the Categories’ aim or purpose and 2) the understanding of the Aristotelian categories as predicates. In order to shed light on the first question, we will have a closer look at the Neoplatonic debate on the Categories’ σκοπός, i.e., its aim or purpose. The determination of a treatise’s σκοπός was conceived to be of utmost importance by Neoplatonists. Simplicius, for example, says: “For the goal (σκοπός), once correctly identified, defines and rectifies our thought, so that we are not vainly transported about in every direction, but refer everything to it.”¹ However, while many Neoplatonists agree on the importance of the σκοπός, they do not agree on the content of the Categories’ σκοπός. We will have a closer look at Simplicius’ presentation of the different positions, as he deals with them individually and discusses them thoroughly. However, we will also compare it with the remarks by other Neoplatonists. There are extensive and comprehensive scholarly articles that deal with the σκοπός debate in Neoplatonic commentaries and especially with Simplicius’ presentation of the σκοπός debate (see especially Hoffmann 1987), so that the present contribution should rather be regarded as an overview of, or introduction to, the topic. The contribution, moreover, also aims at connecting the debate with the Neoplatonic interpretation of the Aristotelian categories. Many Neoplatonists conceived of the Aristotelian categories as being only applicable to the sensible realm, i.e., the lowest level within the Neoplatonic metaphysical framework. Interestingly, their presentation of the Aristotelian categories involves different descriptions such as “highest genera,” “highest predicates,” or “common items.” I will focus on the Neoplatonic description of the Aristotelian categories as predicates and the fact that, though Neoplatonists commonly designate the categories as predicates, they do not all refer to the same meaning. For all the descriptions entail different theoretical contexts—participation, predication, and universality—which, in turn, stem from complex doctrinal discussions of different philosophical schools. [introduction p. 35-36] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/rAqaBbReFwMMBhs |
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| Title | Simplicius’ Categorial Analysis of 'differentiae' |
| Type | Book Section |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2024 |
| Published in | Aristoteles-Kommentare und ihre Überlieferung. Wichtige Etappen von der Antike bis in die frühe Neuzeit |
| Pages | 269-291 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Hauer, Mareike |
| Editor(s) | Brockmann, Christian , Deckers, Daniel , Valente, Stefano |
| Translator(s) |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/jsGhr81iLqtnRuC |
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| Title | The interpretation of Aristotle’s Categories in the Neoplatonic Commentary Tradition |
| Type | Book Section |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2017 |
| Published in | Categories. Histories and Perspectives |
| Pages | 35-48 |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Hauer, Mareike |
| Editor(s) | D'Anna, Giuseppe , Fossati, Lorenzo |
| Translator(s) |
The present contribution deals with the exegesis of Aristotle’s Categories in the Neoplatonic commentaries. While Plotinus discusses Aristotle’s Categories in the course of his presentation of the Platonic metaphysical framework, later Neoplatonists, starting from Porphyry, comment on Aristotle’s Categories as a whole. There are eight Neoplatonic commentaries on Aristotle’s Categories that are still extant: the shorter of two commentaries by Porphyry, an equally short one by Dexippus, and the commentaries by Ammonius, Simplicius, Philoponus, Olympiodorus, David (Elias), and Boethius. References and remarks in these commentaries suggest that there have been further Neoplatonic commentaries, such as a commentary by Iamblichus.
The present contribution focuses on two aspects of the Neoplatonic exegesis of Aristotle’s Categories: 1) the question of the Categories’ aim or purpose and 2) the understanding of the Aristotelian categories as predicates. In order to shed light on the first question, we will have a closer look at the Neoplatonic debate on the Categories’ σκοπός, i.e., its aim or purpose. The determination of a treatise’s σκοπός was conceived to be of utmost importance by Neoplatonists. Simplicius, for example, says:
“For the goal (σκοπός), once correctly identified, defines and rectifies our thought, so that we are not vainly transported about in every direction, but refer everything to it.”¹
However, while many Neoplatonists agree on the importance of the σκοπός, they do not agree on the content of the Categories’ σκοπός. We will have a closer look at Simplicius’ presentation of the different positions, as he deals with them individually and discusses them thoroughly. However, we will also compare it with the remarks by other Neoplatonists.
There are extensive and comprehensive scholarly articles that deal with the σκοπός debate in Neoplatonic commentaries and especially with Simplicius’ presentation of the σκοπός debate (see especially Hoffmann 1987), so that the present contribution should rather be regarded as an overview of, or introduction to, the topic. The contribution, moreover, also aims at connecting the debate with the Neoplatonic interpretation of the Aristotelian categories. Many Neoplatonists conceived of the Aristotelian categories as being only applicable to the sensible realm, i.e., the lowest level within the Neoplatonic metaphysical framework.
Interestingly, their presentation of the Aristotelian categories involves different descriptions such as “highest genera,” “highest predicates,” or “common items.” I will focus on the Neoplatonic description of the Aristotelian categories as predicates and the fact that, though Neoplatonists commonly designate the categories as predicates, they do not all refer to the same meaning. For all the descriptions entail different theoretical contexts—participation, predication, and universality—which, in turn, stem from complex doctrinal discussions of different philosophical schools. [introduction p. 35-36] |
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| Title | The use of Stoic references in Simplicius’ discussion of quality |
| Type | Book Section |
| Language | English |
| Date | 2023 |
| Published in | Dealing with disagreement. The construction of traditions in later ancient philosophy |
| Categories | no categories |
| Author(s) | Hauer, Mareike |
| Editor(s) | Ulacco, Angela , Joosse, Albert |
| Translator(s) |
The chapter deals with Simplicius’ references to the Stoic conception of quality in his commentary on chapter eight of Aristotle’s Categories. In particular, I will focus on the nature and possible purpose of these references. The first part of the chapter deals with the question about the origin of these references. The second and third part offer an analysis of different aspects of the Stoic conception of quality in comparison to Simplicius’ account. I will show that Simplicius conceives of the Stoic notion of quality as an alternative yet comparable conception to the Aristotelian one presented in the Categories. Moreover, I will conclude that Simplicius’ criticism of the Stoic doctrine serves as a means to show the explanatory superiority of the Aristotelian conception. [author's abstract] |
| Online Resources | https://uni-koeln.sciebo.de/s/sLNvZJzhvBuIdic |
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