A philosophical commentary is a written exposition and analysis of an authoritative philosophical text.Andrea Falcon (2005). "Commentators on Aristotle". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.Han Baltussen (2018), "Philosophical Commentary", in Scott McGill and Edward J. Watts, eds., A Companion to Late Antique Literature (John Wiley & Sons), pp. 297–312.
A large portion of the schools of thought was originated through the analysis that different commentators carried out on renowned philosophical texts, especially texts from Plato and Aristotle. A significant portion of Thomas Aquinas's philosophical ideas were the result of commentaries to some of Aristotle's ideas.
Examples Commentaries on Plato Commentaries on Aristotle Commentary on Anatomy in Avicenna's Canon Commentary on the Book of Causes
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