Ammonius Hermiae
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Ammonius Hermiae was a 5th-century Alexandrian philosopher and commentator whose influential works helped transmit and interpret Aristotle’s logic within the late Neoplatonic tradition.
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| Ammonius Hermiae canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: Ammonius Hermiae Context triple: [On Interpretation, hasCommentaryBy, Ammonius Hermiae]
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Damascius
Damascius was a late antique Neoplatonist philosopher and the last scholarch of the Platonic Academy in Athens, known for his profound metaphysical works on the ineffable first principle.
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Iamblichus of Chalcis
Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.
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Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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Alexander of Aphrodisias
Alexander of Aphrodisias was a prominent late 2nd–early 3rd century Greek philosopher best known as the leading ancient commentator on Aristotle and influential interpreter of Aristotelian thought.
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Simplicius of Cilicia
Simplicius of Cilicia was a 6th-century Neoplatonist philosopher and commentator whose detailed exegeses on Aristotle and Presocratic thinkers, including Parmenides, are key sources for ancient Greek philosophy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ammonius Hermiae Target entity description: Ammonius Hermiae was a 5th-century Alexandrian philosopher and commentator whose influential works helped transmit and interpret Aristotle’s logic within the late Neoplatonic tradition.
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A.
Damascius
Damascius was a late antique Neoplatonist philosopher and the last scholarch of the Platonic Academy in Athens, known for his profound metaphysical works on the ineffable first principle.
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B.
Iamblichus of Chalcis
Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.
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C.
Numenius of Apamea
Numenius of Apamea was a 2nd-century Platonist philosopher whose synthesis of Platonism with Pythagorean and Eastern religious ideas helped lay important groundwork for later Neoplatonism.
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Alexander of Aphrodisias
Alexander of Aphrodisias was a prominent late 2nd–early 3rd century Greek philosopher best known as the leading ancient commentator on Aristotle and influential interpreter of Aristotelian thought.
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Simplicius of Cilicia
Simplicius of Cilicia was a 6th-century Neoplatonist philosopher and commentator whose detailed exegeses on Aristotle and Presocratic thinkers, including Parmenides, are key sources for ancient Greek philosophy.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Aristotelian commentator
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Neoplatonist ⓘ commentator ⓘ late antique philosopher ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| activeIn | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfDeath | early 6th century ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Aristotelian logic
NERFINISHED
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Neoplatonic metaphysics ⓘ commentary tradition ⓘ |
| floruit |
5th century
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early 6th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aristotle
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Iamblichus NERFINISHED ⓘ Porphyry NERFINISHED ⓘ Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Aristotle
NERFINISHED
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| name | Ammonius Hermiae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on Aristotle's Categories
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Commentary on Aristotle's Metaphysics (partly preserved) NERFINISHED ⓘ Commentary on Aristotle's On Interpretation ⓘ Commentary on Aristotle's Posterior Analytics NERFINISHED ⓘ Commentary on Aristotle's Prior Analytics NERFINISHED ⓘ Commentary on Porphyry's Isagoge ⓘ |
| notedFor |
harmonizing Aristotle with Plato
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systematic teaching of Aristotle in Alexandria ⓘ |
| occupation |
commentator on Aristotle
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philosophy teacher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Alexandrian school of Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | paganism ⓘ |
| roleIn |
interpretation of Aristotle in late Neoplatonism
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transmission of Aristotle's logic ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Heliodorus of Alexandria
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Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teacherOf |
Asclepius of Tralles
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Damascius (possibly) NERFINISHED ⓘ Olympiodorus the Younger NERFINISHED ⓘ Philoponus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition |
Neoplatonism
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Peripatetic philosophy ⓘ |
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