Matyáš Havrda
Biographic Data
| ID | 1482472 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matyáš Havrda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matyáš |
| FAMILY NAME | Havrda |
| SIGNATURE | HAVRDA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Philosophy |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8348-6496 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Galen’s Treatises
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Why are Galen’s Relational Syllogisms Relational
The paper revisits the question of the nature of relational syllogisms in Galen of Pergamum’s Institutio Logica. It asks why, or in virtue of which characteristics, relational syllogisms are relational. It argues that it is not because they contain relational predicates, or relational propositions, nor because of their form, but because they follow the rules of inference from non-predicative relations. But, considering that Galen sometimes presen…
The Discovery of chreia
The paper explores Galen’s notion of the chreia of bodily parts and activities, and the method of its discovery against the Aristotelian background. It argues that the chreia of an object π (a bodily part or activity) is a connection between the activity ε for the sake of which π has come into existence, and the attributes of π without which ε would cease to exist or would not be as good. The discovery of chreia , then, is an explanation of this …
From Problems to Demonstrations
The chapter discusses two texts designed to throw into sharp relief Galen's methods of solving natural and dialectical problems. The first comes from the treatise The Mixtures and Powers of Simple Drugs (SMT), and deals with the power and nature of olive oil. Galen castigates one Archidamus for having arrived at a mistaken account of oil's nature, because he has generalised from a limited set of observations of questionable relevance. In contrast…
Galen's Epistemology
Two Projects of Christian Ethics
The prologue of Clement’s Pedagogue is re-examined against the backdrop of the divisions of ethics in Philo of Larissa, Eudorus, and Seneca. Apart from shedding light on the prologue as a project of practical ethics, new observations about Seneca’s terminology are made and a hitherto unnoticed parallel in Strabo adduced. Turning to Stromateis II 2, 4-6, the paper argues that it plays the role of an introduction to theoretical ethics, which covers…
The So-Called Eighth Stromateus by Clement of Alexandria
The so-called eighth Stromateus ('liber logicus') by Clement of Alexandria (d. before 221 C.E.) is an understudied source for ancient philosophy, particularly the tradition of the Aristotelian methodology of science, scepticism, and the theories of causation. A series of capitula dealing with inquiry and demonstration, it bears but few traces of Christian interests. In this volume, Matyáš Havrda provides a new edition, translation, and lemmatic c…
Body and Cosmos in Galen’s Account of the Soul
Galen’s physiology—his theory of elements, mixtures and the emergence of natural capacities—compels him to conceive of each part of the soul as a peculiar mixture of elementary qualities in the material substance of the organ (the liver, the heart or the brain) in which it is located. The reason why Galen, nevertheless, refrains from making a dogmatic assertion about the substance of the soul, or of human nature in general, is the acknowledged fa…
The so-called eighth Stromateus by Clement of Alexandria
The so-called eighth 'Stromateus' ('liber logicus') by Clement of Alexandria (d. before 221 C.E.) is an understudied source for ancient philosophy, particularly the tradition of the Aristotelian methodology of science, scepticism, and the theories of causation. A series of 'capitula' dealing with inquiry and demonstration, it bears but few traces of Christian interests. In this volume, Matyás Havrda provides a new edition, translation, and lemmat…
The Purpose of Galen’s Treatise On Demonstration
This paper concerns the lost treatise On Demonstration (DD) written by Galen of Pergamum (129 - ca. 215 AD). Its aim is to reconstruct the purpose of this treatise, especially the question of how, in Galen's view, it was supposed to be useful for doctors. While showing that the methods described in DD were designed to settle disagreements among doctors, the paper argues that the choice of topics discussed there was partly determined by Galen's wo…
Textual Notes on Stromata VIII
Galenus Christianus? The Doctrine of Demonstration in Stromata VIII and the Question of its Source
The article is a source-critical study of the doctrine of demonstration in the so-called eighth book of Stromata by Clement of Alexandria. After an overview of the doctrine, as presented in Str. VIII 3,1-15,1, it examines parallels in philosophical literature, especially in the writings of Galen. This examination brings to light correspondences (not all of which have been previously noted) whose number and proximity opens the question of the rela…
Some Observations on Clement of Alexandria, Stromata, Book Five
The article is a collection of comments to various passages of Clement of Alexandria's Stromata V (1,1-2; 2,5-6; 3,2; 6,3; 8,6; 18,3; 23,2-24,2; 38,5; 71,2-3; 83,5; 90,2; 98,4; 133,7; 141,3). Its aim is to complement earlier research by re-examining the syntactic structure or the meaning of terms, by adducing new parallels or by proposing fresh explanations of difficult segments of the text
Body and Cosmos in Galen’s Account of the Soul
Galen’s physiology—his theory of elements, mixtures and the emergence of natural capacities—compels him to conceive of each part of the soul as a peculiar mixture of elementary qualities in the material substance of the organ (the liver, the heart or the brain) in which it is located. The reason why Galen, nevertheless, refrains from making a dogmatic assertion about the substance of the soul, or of human nature in general, is the acknowledged fa…
The Purpose of Galen’s Treatise On Demonstration
This paper concerns the lost treatise On Demonstration (DD) written by Galen of Pergamum (129 - ca. 215 AD). Its aim is to reconstruct the purpose of this treatise, especially the question of how, in Galen's view, it was supposed to be useful for doctors. While showing that the methods described in DD were designed to settle disagreements among doctors, the paper argues that the choice of topics discussed there was partly determined by Galen's wo…
Textual Notes on Stromata VIII
Some Observations on Clement of Alexandria, Stromata, Book Five
The article is a collection of comments to various passages of Clement of Alexandria's Stromata V (1,1-2; 2,5-6; 3,2; 6,3; 8,6; 18,3; 23,2-24,2; 38,5; 71,2-3; 83,5; 90,2; 98,4; 133,7; 141,3). Its aim is to complement earlier research by re-examining the syntactic structure or the meaning of terms, by adducing new parallels or by proposing fresh explanations of difficult segments of the text
Galenus Christianus? The Doctrine of Demonstration in Stromata VIII and the Question of its Source
The article is a source-critical study of the doctrine of demonstration in the so-called eighth book of Stromata by Clement of Alexandria. After an overview of the doctrine, as presented in Str. VIII 3,1-15,1, it examines parallels in philosophical literature, especially in the writings of Galen. This examination brings to light correspondences (not all of which have been previously noted) whose number and proximity opens the question of the rela…
Textual Notes on Stromata VIII
The Purpose of Galen’s Treatise On Demonstration
This paper concerns the lost treatise On Demonstration (DD) written by Galen of Pergamum (129 - ca. 215 AD). Its aim is to reconstruct the purpose of this treatise, especially the question of how, in Galen's view, it was supposed to be useful for doctors. While showing that the methods described in DD were designed to settle disagreements among doctors, the paper argues that the choice of topics discussed there was partly determined by Galen's wo…
The So-Called Eighth Stromateus by Clement of Alexandria
The so-called eighth Stromateus ('liber logicus') by Clement of Alexandria (d. before 221 C.E.) is an understudied source for ancient philosophy, particularly the tradition of the Aristotelian methodology of science, scepticism, and the theories of causation. A series of capitula dealing with inquiry and demonstration, it bears but few traces of Christian interests. In this volume, Matyáš Havrda provides a new edition, translation, and lemmatic c…
Body and Cosmos in Galen’s Account of the Soul
Galen’s physiology—his theory of elements, mixtures and the emergence of natural capacities—compels him to conceive of each part of the soul as a peculiar mixture of elementary qualities in the material substance of the organ (the liver, the heart or the brain) in which it is located. The reason why Galen, nevertheless, refrains from making a dogmatic assertion about the substance of the soul, or of human nature in general, is the acknowledged fa…
The so-called eighth Stromateus by Clement of Alexandria
The so-called eighth 'Stromateus' ('liber logicus') by Clement of Alexandria (d. before 221 C.E.) is an understudied source for ancient philosophy, particularly the tradition of the Aristotelian methodology of science, scepticism, and the theories of causation. A series of 'capitula' dealing with inquiry and demonstration, it bears but few traces of Christian interests. In this volume, Matyás Havrda provides a new edition, translation, and lemmat…
Two Projects of Christian Ethics
The prologue of Clement’s Pedagogue is re-examined against the backdrop of the divisions of ethics in Philo of Larissa, Eudorus, and Seneca. Apart from shedding light on the prologue as a project of practical ethics, new observations about Seneca’s terminology are made and a hitherto unnoticed parallel in Strabo adduced. Turning to Stromateis II 2, 4-6, the paper argues that it plays the role of an introduction to theoretical ethics, which covers…
From Problems to Demonstrations
The chapter discusses two texts designed to throw into sharp relief Galen's methods of solving natural and dialectical problems. The first comes from the treatise The Mixtures and Powers of Simple Drugs (SMT), and deals with the power and nature of olive oil. Galen castigates one Archidamus for having arrived at a mistaken account of oil's nature, because he has generalised from a limited set of observations of questionable relevance. In contrast…
Galen's Epistemology
The Discovery of chreia
The paper explores Galen’s notion of the chreia of bodily parts and activities, and the method of its discovery against the Aristotelian background. It argues that the chreia of an object π (a bodily part or activity) is a connection between the activity ε for the sake of which π has come into existence, and the attributes of π without which ε would cease to exist or would not be as good. The discovery of chreia , then, is an explanation of this …
Why are Galen’s Relational Syllogisms Relational
The paper revisits the question of the nature of relational syllogisms in Galen of Pergamum’s Institutio Logica. It asks why, or in virtue of which characteristics, relational syllogisms are relational. It argues that it is not because they contain relational predicates, or relational propositions, nor because of their form, but because they follow the rules of inference from non-predicative relations. But, considering that Galen sometimes presen…
Galen’s Treatises
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