Commentary on Gabor: The Authorship of the Pseudo-Simplician Neoplatonic Commentary on the De Anima, 2020
By: Miller, Dana R.
Title Commentary on Gabor: The Authorship of the Pseudo-Simplician Neoplatonic Commentary on the De Anima
Type Article
Language English
Date 2020
Journal Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Volume 35
Issue 2
Pages 23-27
Categories no categories
Author(s) Miller, Dana R.
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
This paper gives a brief discussion of the problem of ascribing authorship to ancient philosophical texts when there is evidence both for and against traditional ascription. The case in point is tradition’s claim that Simplicius is the author of the De Anima commentary. It is argued here that, while Gabor provides new and important methodological evidence for Simplicius’s authorship, we should not expect certainty. It is suggested that, in cases where historical fact may never be ascertained, we will be better served by the notion of credences.

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Commentary on Gabor: The Authorship of the Pseudo-Simplician Neoplatonic Commentary on the De Anima, 2020
By: Miller, Dana R.
Title Commentary on Gabor: The Authorship of the Pseudo-Simplician Neoplatonic Commentary on the De Anima
Type Article
Language English
Date 2020
Journal Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
Volume 35
Issue 2
Pages 23-27
Categories no categories
Author(s) Miller, Dana R.
Editor(s)
Translator(s)
This paper gives a brief discussion of the problem of ascribing authorship to ancient philosophical texts when there is evidence both for and against traditional ascription. The case in point is tradition’s claim that Simplicius is the author of the De Anima commentary. It is argued here that, while Gabor provides new and important methodological evidence for Simplicius’s authorship, we should not expect certainty. It is suggested that, in cases where historical fact may never be ascertained, we will be better served by the notion of credences. 

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