Philoponus On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 1.9-18 [Paperback]

In this part of thePosterior Analytics, Aristotle elaborates his assessment of how universal truths of science can be scientifically explained as inevitable in demonstrative proofs. But he introduces complications: some sciences discuss phenomena that can only be explained by higher sciences and again sometimes we reason out a cause from an effect, rather than an effect from a cause. Philoponus takes these issues further. Reasoning from particular to universal is the direction taken by induction, and in mathematics reasoning from a theorem to the higher principles from which it follows is considered particularly valuable. It corresponds to the direction of analysis, as opposed to synthesis.

This volume contains an English translation of Philoponus' commentary, a detailed introduction, extensive explanatory notes and a bibliography.

Preface
Introduction
Textual Emendations
TRANSLATION
Notes
Bibliography
English-Greek Glossary
Greek-English Index
Index of Passages Cited
Subject Index

Richard McKirahanis Edwin Clarence Norton Professor of Classics and Professor of Philosophy at Pomona College, Claremont, California.

In Posterior Analytics Aristotle elaborates his assessment of how universal truths of science can be scientifically explained as inevitable in demonstrative proofs. In this commentary Philoponus takes these issues further.