Porphyry Introduction

by Jonathan Barnes

Overview

The Introduction to philosophy written by Porphyry at the end of the second century AD is the most successful work of its kind ever to have been published. Porphyry's aim was modest, but he gave highly influential treatments of a number of perennial philosophical questions. Jonathan Barnes presents a complete new English translation, preceded by a substantial introduction and followed by an invaluable commentary, the first to be published in English and the fullest for a century, whose primary aim is to analyze and assess the philosophical theses and arguments which the Introduction puts forward.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199288694
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/13/2006
Series:	Clarendon Later Ancient Philosophers
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	444
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.68(h) x 0.97(d)

About the Author

Jonathan Barnes is Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the Université de Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV), having previously been Professor at Oxford and Geneva.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTIONNote to the ReaderTRANSLATIONCOMMENTARYAdditional NotesTextual NotesPorpyhry's RemainsBibliographyGlossaryIndex of citationsGeneral Index