Isagoge
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Isagoge is an influential introductory treatise on Aristotle’s logic by the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry, long used as a standard textbook in medieval philosophy and scholasticism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
introductory textbook
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logical treatise ⓘ philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| author | Porphyry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Greek ⓘ |
| authorPhilosophicalSchool | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | commentary literature on Aristotle ⓘ |
| centralTheme | five predicables ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Byzantine philosophical tradition
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Islamic philosophical tradition ⓘ Latin West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentedOnBy |
Abelard
NERFINISHED
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Albert the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Ammonius Hermiae NERFINISHED ⓘ Boethius NERFINISHED ⓘ Philoponus NERFINISHED ⓘ Simplicius of Cilicia NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedInCentury |
3rd century
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3rd century CE ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
accident
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difference ⓘ genus ⓘ property ⓘ species ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Aristotle’s Categories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGreekTitle | Εἰσαγωγή ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Isagoge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | foundation of medieval logical education ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin logical terminology
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medieval philosophy ⓘ medieval theories of universals ⓘ scholasticism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Aristotelian logic
NERFINISHED
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logic ⓘ |
| partOf | Organon tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInTradition |
Neoplatonic logic
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Peripatetic logic ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Aristotle’s Categories
NERFINISHED
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Organon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Introduction ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Boethius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Arabic
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Latin ⓘ Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
introductory logic text
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standard textbook ⓘ |
| usedIn |
medieval university curricula
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scholastic logic courses ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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