QuestionsArchimedes PalimpsestWho wrote the commentary on Aristotle's Categories found in the palimpsest?Answer
Answer · Archimedes Palimpsest
The commentary is by Porphyry and preserves fragments of the earlier commentator Boethus of Sidon.
The commentary is by Porphyry and preserves fragments of the earlier commentator Boethus of Sidon.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Doctrines and phrasing match Porphyry's surviving Categories commentary and testimonia to his lost larger one.
What would rule it out
- A secure quotation assigns a passage of the commentary to another author.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe commentary is by Porphyry and preserves fragments of the earlier commentator Boethus of Sidon
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The commentary is by Porphyry and preserves fragments of the earlier commentator Boethus of Sidon. [Answer ANS0CT7NBE874VC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CT7NBE874VC
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