Analytica posteriora

The Analytica posteriora (from ancient Greek ἀναλύειν analýein , German 'dissolve' , Latin posterius 'the later' ; Greek Ἀναλυτικὰ ὕστερα Analytiká hýstera ) are the second analytics of Aristotle , the fourth writing of the so-called Organon and the second part of the analytics. In the Analytica posteriora, Aristotle carries out his theory of science and develops a theory of definition .

literature

• David Bronstein: Aristotle on Knowledge and Learning. The Posterior Analytics. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2016, ISBN 978-0-19-872490-2 .

Web links

• Here the Greek text of the Posterior Analytics in digital Bibliotheca Augustana of Ulrich Harsch
• Edition of the Greek text of the Analytica posteriora by Immanuel Bekker :
  • Aristotelis opera. Ex recensione Immanuelis Bekkeri. Accedunt indices sylburgiani, Tomus I: Aristotelis Organon. University Press, Oxford 1837 (digitized from Google Books , last accessed July 20, 2016)
• Julius von Kirchmann's translation into German
  • Aristotle's Second Analytics, or: Doctrine of Knowledge. Translated and explained by JH von Kirchmann , Leipzig: Verlag der Dürr'schen Buchhandlung, 1877 (= Philosophical Library, Volume 11), (digitized in the Internet Archive ; last accessed on July 21, 2016).
• Aristotle's Logic. Entry in Edward N. Zalta (Ed.): Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy .