Ammonius Hermiae
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Ammonius Hermiae was a 5th-century Alexandrian philosopher and commentator whose influential works helped transmit and interpret Aristotle’s logic within the late Neoplatonic tradition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ammonius Hermiae canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Aristotelian commentator
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Neoplatonist ⓘ commentator ⓘ late antique philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| activeIn | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | early 6th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aristotelian logic
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Neoplatonic metaphysics ⓘ commentary tradition ⓘ |
| floruit |
5th century
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early 6th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Iamblichus NERFINISHED ⓘ Porphyry NERFINISHED ⓘ Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Aristotle
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| name | Ammonius Hermiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on Aristotle's Categories
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Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics (partly preserved) NERFINISHED ⓘ Commentary on Aristotle's On Interpretation ⓘ Commentary on Aristotle's Posterior Analytics NERFINISHED ⓘ Commentary on Aristotle's Prior Analytics NERFINISHED ⓘ Commentary on Porphyry's Isagoge ⓘ |
| notedFor |
harmonizing Aristotle with Plato
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systematic teaching of Aristotle in Alexandria ⓘ |
| occupation |
commentator on Aristotle
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philosophy teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Alexandrian school of Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| roleIn |
interpretation of Aristotle in late Neoplatonism
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transmission of Aristotle's logic ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Heliodorus of Alexandria
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Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Asclepius of Tralles
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Damascius (possibly) NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympiodorus the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Philoponus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition |
Neoplatonism
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Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ |
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