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That for want of understanding Aristotle aright, men have condemned the power of Figures, and concluded very many things, both against this Philosopher, and against all sound Philosophy.

1550628Unheard-of Curiosities — Chapter Ⅳ.Edmund ChilmeadJacques Gaffarel

the contents.

  1. Errors in learning, caused by the Ignorance of the Languages.
  2. εἶδος signifies Specimen, and not Species.
  3. The reading of αὐτός ἄνθρωπος proved to be fals.
  4. Υφέσηκεν ill translated ; and hence the Question of Universals, not understood.
  5. The proper translating of χωρηςἁ.
  6. The Errors committed in these words, λόγος οὐσία, and τὸ τί ἦν εἶναι, and πςάττειν, ποιεῖν. The correcting of ἐνδελέχεια rejected, against Cicero.
  7. It is falsely concluded out of Aristotle, that Fire is moist ; against du Villon.
  8. That Aristotle is abused by interpretors, by reason of their not understanding the force of the word θεȣς ; and by reading ζῶον instead of ζῶν.
  9. The false Interpretation of the word Κρίνων given by Stapulensis.
  10. The word ποιότητα rightly understood, condemneth those that deny the power of Figures. The proofe of this at large.