In Categorias Aristotelis: Commentarium Boethii cum Textu Aristotelico (Latin Edition)

Boethius’ In Categorias Aristotelis is one of the foundational works of the Latin logical tradition. Written as a commentary on Aristotle’s Categories, it explains the basic divisions through which things are predicated and understood: substance, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, position, state, action, and passion.

This edition presents the complete Latin text of Aristotle’s Categoriae passage by passage with Boethius’ commentary, allowing the reader to follow the Aristotelian text together with one of antiquity’s most influential explanations of it.

Boethius examines the distinction between substance and accident, genus and species, predication, opposition, relation, quality, quantity, motion, priority, simultaneity, and the ways in which words signify things. His commentary became a crucial bridge between ancient Greek philosophy and the medieval Latin schools, helping shape the vocabulary and methods of scholastic logic for centuries.

Prepared as a clear Latin reading edition, this volume preserves the historical text while presenting it in a format designed for sustained study. An extensive glossary supports readers working through Boethius’ philosophical vocabulary and the technical language of Aristotelian logic.

Ideal for readers interested in:

• Boethius and late antique philosophy
• Aristotle’s Categories
• Medieval and scholastic logic
• Latin philosophy
• The history of metaphysics and predication
• Classical and medieval intellectual history

Nicholean Press produces carefully typeset editions of important historical texts for readers who want to encounter the works themselves in their original languages.