Overview

The so-called eighth Stromateus (‘liber logicus’) by Clement of Alexandria (d. before 221 C.E.) is an understudied source for ancient philosophy, particularly the tradition of the Aristotelian methodology of science, scepticism, and the theories of causation. A series of capitula dealing with inquiry and demonstration, it bears but few traces of Christian interests. In this volume, Matyáš Havrda provides a new edition, translation, and lemmatic commentary of the text. The vexing question of the origin of this material and its place within Clement’s oeuvre is also addressed. Defending the view of ‘liber logicus’ as a collection of excerpts made or adopted by Clement for his own (apologetic and exegetical) use, Havrda argues that its source could be Galen’s lost treatise On Demonstration.

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Author:   Matyáš Havrda
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   144
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.720kg
ISBN:  

9789004310087

ISBN 10:   9004310088
Pages:   376
Publication Date:   15 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Preface Abbreviations Introduction. The Riddle of the ‘Eighth Stromateus’: Questions and Solutions Ancient and Byzantine Testimonies Composition and Contents Modern Interpretations Liber logicus The So-Called Eighth Stromateus (‘Liber logicus’) by Clement of Alexandria: Greek Text, Translation, and Commentary Prefatory Note to the Greek Text and Translation Greek Text and Translation Commentary (i) 1, 1–2, 5: ‘Seek and You Will Find’ (ii) 3, 1–(iii) 8, 3: Teaching on Demonstration (iii) 8, 4–(v) 15, 1: Method of Discovery (v) 15, 2–16 3: Suspension of Judgement i (vi) 17, 1–21, 6: Division and Definition (vii) 22, 1–4: Suspension of Judgement ii (viii) 23, 1–24, 9: Categories (ix) 25, 1–33, 9: Causes Bibliography Index of Modern Authors Index of Subjects and Names Index of Sources

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this is a truly excellent monograph, which should bring an obscure text to the greater readership it deserves. Havrda's important work shows how vital it is for those interested in ancient medicine to examine Christian texts as well, which often contain testimony of philosophical and scientific theory otherwise lost. -Dawn LaValle Norman, Magdalen College, University of Oxford, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2017.09.38

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Matyáš Havrda, Ph.D. (2000), Charles University Prague, is a senior researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Czech Academy of Sciences. He has published studies on Clement of Alexandria and Galen and edited the collection of essays The Seventh Book of The Stromateis (Brill, 2012).

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