Commentary on Categories in the Archimedes Palimsest

Authors

  • Jordi Crespo Saumell Università degli Studi di Cagliari

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5944/endoxa.35.2015.12190

Keywords:

Palimpsesto de Arquímedes, Aristóteles, Categorías, Urbinas Graecus. 35, Ven. Marcianus gr. Z 201, Mediol. Ambrosianus L93 sup., τὸ ἀϰατάταϰτον, τὸ ϰατατεταγμένον, Anonymus Londinensis.

Abstract

The codex known as The Archimedes Palimpsest was purchased, restored, and completely transliterated using digital techniques in 2011. This article is intended to give a general portrait of this unique document, as well as some critic stances upon the same. In order to do so, there will be dealt first with the palimpsest as a cultural feature, bringing up the main reasons for such a cultural phenomenon throughout the Middle Ages. Secondly, the details on the composition will be addressed, afterwards the attention will be shifted to Aristotle´s Categories. Finally, and by way of Critical Comparison, it will be attempted to shed some light upon the possible sources and the alleged author of the reported document according to dominant statements hitherto. Ensuing all this, few words recalling the parallelisms between what occurred to the commentary and some of the most noticeable issues nowadays will be finally put forward.

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Author Biography

Jordi Crespo Saumell, Università degli Studi di Cagliari

ACADEMIC DATA

 

      Ph.D. fellow in the Department of Philosophy, Psychology, and Pedagogy

            at Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. (2014)

 

 

M.A. in Ancient Philosophy, University College Dublin, UCD. (2013)

 

 

M.A. in Classics (Philology), Complutense University of Madrid, UCM. (2012)

 

International Symposium on Greek Philosophy, Palma de Mallorca. (2012)

 

International Symposium “Myth and Magic in Greece and Rome”, Universitat Pompeu Fabra,  Barcelona. (2012)

 

Seminar “New advances in Classic Linguistics and their applications in classroom” at Pastor Foundation for Classical Studies, Madrid. (2011)

 

Redactor and collaborator in Hermes Review of Classics, University Autonomous of Madrid, UAM. (2011)

 

Member of the Sociedad Ibérica de Filosofía Griega. (2011)

 

Diploma “Teacher of Spanish Language for Foreigners”, International House Barcelona, IHB. (2011)

 

Diploma Advanced Studies in Philosophy, Autonomous University of Barcelona, UAB. (2009)

 

Monthly Seminar on Coptic language at the Egyptian Museum, Barcelona. Lectures taught by Drs. J. Montserrat and A. Quevedo. (2009-10)

 

Seminar on  “ The Gospel of Judas” organized by Catalan Faculty of Theology with  Drs J. Montserrat, L. Painchaud, A. Piñero, and A. Quevedo.  (2008)

 

M.A. in History of Religions, Autonomous University of Barcelona, UAB. (2005)

 

Pedagogic Aptitude Certificate, Autonomous University of Barcelona, UAB. (2003)

 

B.A. in Philosophy, Autonomous University of Barcelona, UAB. (2003)

 

 

 

 

AWARDS

 

Master First Prize in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities for the thesis “Translation of the commentary on Aristotle´s Categories in the Archimedes Palimpsest” awarded by Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.    (2012)

 

Special Prize Distinction “Stay in a Research Centre ascribed to the Superior Council for the Scientific Research” in the Archimedes University Contest awarded by Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.     (2012)

 

LANGUAGES

 

         Certificate Advanced English, Cambridge ESOL (C1). (2013)

 

English Advanced Certificate, Official School of Languages (B2).  (2009)

 

Intensive French Course (A2), Alliance Française Institute, AF, Paris. (2009)

 

Sanskrit language basic course, Avinabhagupta Research Library, Varanasi, India. (2007)

 

Chinese language basic course, School of Modern Languages, University of Barcelona, UB. (2006)

 

Coptic language course taught in Master in Egyptology, Clos Archaeological Foundation, Barcelona.  (2005-6) 

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Communication “ὥστε εἰ μὴ τὸ τῶν Κατηγοριῶν βιβλίον εὐδαιμονία οὐϰ ἦν” in the  First Iberian Symposium in Greek Philosophy on the topic «Aristóteles y el Aristotelismo», Universidad de Lisboa, Lisbon (2014)

 

Communication “About death once again: an Epicurean stance” held in the seminar Pensar la muerte en la filosofía Antigua, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca (2014)

 

Communication “The commentary on Aristotle´s Categories in the Archimedes Palimpsest” held in the seminar Marginados y marginales de la filosofía antigua,  Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid (2014)

 

Communication “The concept of pneuma in the Anonymous Londinensis”  at    Colloquium on Papyrology organized by Complutense University and Pastor Foundation for Classical Studies, Madrid (2013)

 

Speech on “Gnosticism in the library of Nag Hammadi” in the seminar Sacred Books, Círculo de Amigos de la Unesco, Barcelona. (2010)

 

Speech on H. Arendt held at Barcelona´s Book Fair (2005)

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2015-06-19

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Crespo Saumell, J. (2015). Commentary on Categories in the Archimedes Palimsest. ENDOXA, (35), 11–26. https://doi.org/10.5944/endoxa.35.2015.12190

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No. 35 (2015)

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