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This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, the Categories, focusing on his listing in chapter 4 of the ten categories or predicables. These are main ways that uncombined terms signify something. These are: substance (ousia), Quantity (poson), Quality (poion), Relation (pros ti), Place (pou), Time (pote), Position (keisthai), Stat ... Show More
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