Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
Note to the Reader
TRANSLATION
COMMENTARY
Additional Notes
Textual Notes
Porpyhry's Remains
Bibliography
Glossary
Index of citations
General Index

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.

Reviews

...it should soon become essential reading for every scholar in medieval and renaissance studies. Alan R. Perreiah, Transcendent Philosophy ... notable contribution to the scholarship on post-classical philosophy ... shed[s] valuable light on what philosophy would have meant to the church fathers ... a fundamental text in logic from the ancient world. Sobornost Jonathan Barnes has done us a considerable service in his translation of Porphyry's brief but enormously important overview of the basic categories of philosophy, the Introduction ... in this book Barnes has produced a masterful commentary that elucidates the text in terms of philosophy, history and philology. Sobornost The commentary achieves much more than mere elucidation of Porphyry's words. It analyses his arguments, tracks down their (mostly Aristotelian) origins, and vigorously pursues their logical and metaphysical implications. Barnes' mastery of the field is breathtaking. RHIZAI A full-scale English commentary has been long overdue on this text of immense historical importance. What Barnes provides us with is more than that - it is the most complete and authoritative modern work on Porphyry's Introduction to date. RHIZAI All through, Barnes gives a refreshing sense of cleaning off the layers of varnish on a cherished heirloom. Michael Trapp, Times Literary Supplement ... an excellent piece of work. Michael Trapp, Times Literary Supplement