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Porphyry — (c. 232–305) Syrian polymath, and disciple and editor of Plotinus . Porphyry also wrote commentaries upon Plato and Aristotle . His most influential work was the Isagoge or Introduction to Aristotle s Categories, which was responsible for the… … Philosophy dictionary
Porphyry (philosopher) — For other uses, see Porphyry (disambiguation). Porphyry of Tyre Porphire Sophiste, in a French 16th c. engraving Full name Porphyry of Tyre Born ca. 234 AD Tyre Died ca … Wikipedia
porphyry — /pawr feuh ree/, n., pl. porphyries. 1. a very hard rock, anciently quarried in Egypt, having a dark, purplish red groundmass containing small crystals of feldspar. 2. Petrol. any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a… … Universalium
Porphyry — Porphyrean /pawr fear ee euhn/, adj. Porphyrian, adj., n. Porphyrianist, n. /pawr feuh ree/, n. (Malchus) A.D. c233 c304, Greek philosopher. * * * ▪ Syrian philosopher original name Malchus born c. 234, Tyre [modern Ṣūr, Lebanon] or Batanaea… … Universalium
porphyrian tree — noun Usage: usually capitalized P : tree of porphyry … Useful english dictionary
Porphyrian tree — An arbor porphyriana or Porphyrian tree, created by Porphyry, is a hierarchical (tree structured) ontology, construction in logic consisting of three rows or columns of words; the middlemost whereof contains the series of genus and species, and… … Wikipedia
Isagoge — The Isagoge or Introduction to Aristotle s Categories , written by Porphyry in Greek and translated into Latin by Boethius, was the standard textbook on logic for at least a millennium after his death. It was composed by Porphyry in Sicily during … Wikipedia
arbor porphyriana — (ˌ)pȯrˌfirēˈanə noun Usage: sometimes capitalized A & usually capitalized P Etymology: probably from Medieval Latin more at tree of porphyry : tree of porphyry … Useful english dictionary
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Person — • Discusses (1) the definition of person , especially with reference to the doctrine of the Incarnation; and (2) the use of the word persona and its Greek equivalents in connection with the Trinitarian disputes. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
