Boethian interpretations: on topical inferences and Medieval mereology
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-4012.2019.1.32205Keywords:
Topical Arguments, Mereology, Boethius, Medieval LogicAbstract
One can see in the medieval approach to mereology a strong connection between metaphysics and logic. Ontological questions about the terms commonly used in logical treatises and questions were the usual methodology. Thus, the mereological discussions, in medieval texts, often arised amid logical arguments and texts more clearly linked to this line of reasoning. This is the case of meraology related to the Topics, in particular in the Boethian interpretation of these. Like with the problem of universals, the effort to achieve mereologic solutions was intertwined with the bases of Topical Inferences. Through this paper, we intend to emphasize the connection of Boethius’ work as a logician with the metaphysical questions that arised from the study of the whole and its parts. We believe that the Boethian interpretation of this subject should be considered, in precedence of others, by its logical influence until the end of the medieval period.
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