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Commentary on De Grammatico

The Historical-Logical Dimensions of a Dialogue of St. Anselm’s

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  • © 1974

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Authors:
  1. Desmond Paul Henry

    1. Dept. of Philosophy, The University, Manchester, England

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Part of the book series: Synthese Historical Library (SYHL, volume 8)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Translation and Reference Conventions

    • Desmond Paul Henry
    Pages 1-6

  3. Introduction

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    Pages 7-9

  4. St. Anselm as a Logician

    • Desmond Paul Henry
    Pages 10-14

  5. Logical Frame of Reference

    • Desmond Paul Henry
    Pages 15-26

  6. Basic Presuppositions

    • Desmond Paul Henry
    Pages 27-33

  7. Summary of De Grammatico

    • Desmond Paul Henry
    Pages 34-47

  8. De Grammatico: Text and Translation

    • Desmond Paul Henry
    Pages 48-80

  9. Commentary

    • Desmond Paul Henry
    Pages 81-345

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 346-357
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About this book

The intent of the present work is chiefly the presentation of a running commentary, preponderantly historical in complexion, on the detail of the text of St. Anselm's dialogue De Grammatico. At the same time the making intelligible of that text has demanded the concurrent proffering of logical elucidations. The framework adopted for the latter is the Ontology of S. Lesniewski. The unsuitability of other current systems of logic for the analysis of medieval doctrines has been suggested in HLM I. Hereunder the line of analyses proposed in HDG (an introduc­ tory study of De Grammatico) will for the most part be maintained, with only a few modifications. Changes which further study might demand would in any case involve not so much an abrogation of the HDG ver­ sions, but rather certain complications of detail on the lines indicated in HLM, HEE, and Hoi. Readers who happen to be out of sympathy either with modem logic as a whole, or with the Lesniewskian systems in particular, may be assured that the historical thread of the commentary remains for the most part unaffected by issues connected with such logics. Much of the historical material contained in the commentary consists of quotations from the logical works of Boethius. Some of that material may at first sight appear prosaic and tedious.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Philosophy, The University, Manchester, England

    Desmond Paul Henry

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Commentary on De Grammatico

  • Book Subtitle: The Historical-Logical Dimensions of a Dialogue of St. Anselm’s

  • Authors: Desmond Paul Henry

  • Series Title: Synthese Historical Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2117-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1974

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0382-8Published: 31 March 1974

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-2119-7Published: 13 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-2117-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0082-111X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 351

  • Topics: History, general

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