In Categories chapters 7 and 8 Aristotle considers his third and fourth categories - those of Relative and Quality. Critics of Aristotle had suggested for each of the non-substance categories that they could really be reduced to relatives, so it is important how the category of Relative is defined.
On Aristotle categories 7-8
โ Scribed by Sorabji, Richard;of Cilicia Simplicius;Fleet, Barrie
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 241
- Series
- Ancient commentators on Aristotle
- Edition
- Paperback edition
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
AbbreviationsPreface by Richard SorabjiIntroductionTextual EmendationsTranslationNotesBibliographyAppendix: The CommentatorsEnglish-Greek GlossaryGreek-English IndexGeneral IndexIndex of Passages Cited
โฆ Subjects
Categories (Philosophy);Early works;Aristotle. -- Categoriae. -- 7-8;Categoriae (Aristotle);Categories (Philosophy) -- Early works to 1800
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