Source edition
Aristotle. Divisiones quae vulgo dicuntur Aristoteleae. Mutschmann, Hermann, editor. Leipzig: Teubner, 1906.
Source data
Open Greek and Latin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Summary
This work is a systematic compilation of conceptual divisions (diairesis) and definitions belonging to the ancient Greek philosophical tradition. Consisting of Books A and B, it meticulously categorizes various ethical, political, physical, and logical concepts into multiple divisions. In the first half, practical and ethical themes—such as the nature of the good, friendship, constitutions, virtues, the soul, and law—are presented along with their precise definitions and subdivisions. As the work progresses into the second half, the scope expands to include human actions, rhetoric, physical motion, time, and the definitions of genus and species. Finally, it culminates in the classification of ontological and logical foundational concepts, such as priority and posteriority, contraries, and affirmation and negation. The work demonstrates a rigorous process of philosophical inquiry that seeks to understand reality by dividing and defining complex ideas.
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