Ancient commentators project

General Editor: Professor Richard Sorabji
Assistant Editor: Dr Michael Griffin
Associate Member: Dr Peter Adamson

The Ancient Commentators on Aristotle project began in 1987 under the direction of Richard Sorabji and aims to translate the principal Greek commentaries on Aristotle into English for the first time (along with a number of related philosophical texts from late antiquity). The project has been described by The Times newspaper as 'a massive scholarly endeavour of the highest importance'.

To date, 78 volumes have been published with a further 30 or so currently planned. A number of explanatory volumes have also been published, including a three-volume sourcebook on the philosophy of the ancient commentators (1: Psychology, 2: Physics, 3: Logic and Metaphysics). The proceedings of a recent conference organized by the project have also been published.

The following documents relating to the project are available:

• Complete List of Volumes in Order of Publication (pdf, 93KB)
• Complete List of Volumes Arranged by Author (pdf, 88KB)
• Guide to the CAG Edition of the Ancient Commentators, with Project Volumes Arranged Accordingly (pdf, 102KB)
  
• List of Related Explanatory Volumes (doc, 26KB)
  
• A Bibliography of Recent Work on the Ancient Commentators (pdf, 274KB)
  

Recent volumes in the Ancient Commentators series (the most recent first):

• Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 3.1-7
• Philoponus: On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 2
• Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 1.4-9
• Themistius: On Aristotle Physics 5-8
• Syrianus: On Aristotle Metaphysics 3-4
• Philoponus: On Aristotle Posterior Analytics 1.1-8
• Proclus: On Providence
• Proclus: On Plato Cratylus
• Syrianus: On Aristotle Metaphysics 13-14
• Aspasius: On Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics 1-4, 7-8
• Philoponus: Against Proclus on the Eternity of the orld 12-18
• Philoponus: On Aristotle on the Soul 1.3-5
• Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.10-12
• Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Prior Analytics 1.32-46
• Alexander Aphrodisias: On Aristotle Prior Analytics 1.23-31
• Philoponus: On Aristotle Physics 1.1-3
• Alexander of Aphrodisias: On Aristotle On Coming to Be and Perishing 2.2-5
• Philoponus: On Aristotle on the Soul 1.1-2
• Philoponus: On Aristotle On Coming to Be and Perishing 2.5-11
• Philoponus: Against Proclus On the Eternity of the World 6-8
• Philoponus: Against Proclus On the Eternity of the World 1-5
• Philoponus: On Aristotle On the Soul 2.7-12
• Philoponus: On Aristotle On the Soul 2.1-6
• Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 2.10-14
• Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 2.1-9
• Simplicius: On Aristotle On the Heavens 1.5-9
• Alexander of Aphrodisias: Supplement to On the Soul
• Simplicius: On Aristotle Categories 1-4

Contact Details

Ancient Commentators on Aristotle
Department of Philosophy
King's College London
Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7848 2528
Email: michael.griffin@kcl.ac.uk