QuestionsArchimedes PalimpsestWho wrote the commentary on Aristotle's Categories found in the palimpsest?Answer
Answer · Archimedes Palimpsest
The commentary is by another commentator of the second or third century AD.
The commentary is by another commentator of the second or third century AD.
Where it stands
No evidence yetIts tests haven't settled it: no evidence yet.
What it predicts
- Doctrinal features differ from Porphyry's known positions.
What would rule it out
- Doctrinal and verbal parallels tie it securely to Porphyry.
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 another commentator of the second or third century AD. [Answer ANS0CT7NC5P0K05]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CT7NC5P0K05
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