Categoriae decem in the early medieval West, beginning, it would seem, at the court of Charlemagne. Those influenced included Alcuin, particularly in his "De Dialectica", Fridugisus and Johannes Scotus Eriugena. From around the eleventh century the influence of the "Categoriae decem" waned, as translations of the original work of Aristotle gained currency in Western Europe. Categoriae decem The Categoriae decem, also known as the Ten Categories and as the "Paraphrasis Themistiana", was a Latin summary of the "Categories" of Aristotle. It is thought to date to the fourth century. Once and traditionally attributed to St. Augustine, it is now no longer thought
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