Introduction to Aristotle's Theory of Categories

Japanese: 《アリストテレス範疇論入門》 - ありすとてれすはんちゅうろんにゅうもん
Introduction to Aristotle's Theory of Categories

…More than being an original thinker, he was the founder of Neoplatonism, and his deep and rich scholarship is a typical example of ancient learning. His works include “The Life of Pythagoras,” “On the Prohibition of Carnivory,” “The Nymphs in Homer,” and “Introduction to Aristotle’s Theory of Categories,” commonly known as “Eisagogē.” In particular, “Introduction to the Theory of Categories” was translated early on in both the Arabic and Latin worlds and was respected as a textbook of philosophy and logic. The concept of “universals” presented as a problem in this work became the trigger for the debate on universals in later scholastic philosophy. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Introduction to Aristotle's Theory of Categories" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…独創的な思想家というより,新プラトン主義の祖述者であり,その深く豊かな学識は古代的学問の一つの典型となっている。《ピュタゴラス伝》《肉食禁止論》《ホメロスにおけるニュンフェ論》や《エイサゴゲEisagōgē》と通称される《アリストテレス範疇論入門》などが現存している。特に《範疇論入門》は,アラビア世界でもラテン世界でも早くから翻訳されて哲学および論理学の教科書として尊重されただけではなく,この中に問題として提出された〈普遍〉の概念は,後世スコラ哲学における普遍論争のきっかけとなった。…

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