John Philoponus, Stephanus
On Artistotle's "On the Soul 3.9-13" / On Aristotle's "On Interpretations"
Cornell University Press, 2000. Ancient commentators on Aristotle. First edition. Translation by William Charlton. 0801437954 239 pages.
Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.75", is bound in black cloth, with stamped gilt lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. Jacket is preserved in mylar cover. 
In English with English-Greek glossaries and Greek-English indexes.
"The earlier part of the commentary by "Philoponus" on Aristotle's "On the Soul" is translated by William Charlton in another volume in this series. This second volume includes the latter part of the commentary along with a translation of Stephanus' commentary on Aristotle's "On Interpretation." It thus enables us to assess for themselves Charlton's view that the commentary once ascribed to Philoponus should in fact be ascribed to Stephanus.
The two treatises of Aristotle here commented on are very different from each other. In "On Interpretation" Aristotle studies the logic of opposed pairs of statements. It is in this context that Aristotle discusses the nature of language and the implications for determinism of opposed predictions about a future occurrence, such as a sea-battle. And Stephanus, like his predecessor Ammonius, brings in other deterministic arguments not considered by Aristotle ("The Reaper" and the argument from God's foreknowledge). In "On the Soul 3.9-13", Aristotle introduces a theory of action and motivation and sums up the role of perception in animal life.
Despite the differences in subject matter between the two texts, Charlton is able to make a good case for Stephanus' authorship for both commentaries. He also sees Stephanus  as preserving what was valuable from Ammonius' earler commentary "On Interpretation", while bringing to bear the virtue of greater concision. At the same time, Stephanus reveals his Christian affiliations, in contrast to Ammonius, his pagan predecessor."