{"product_id":"the-categories","title":"Categorie","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does a single word tell you about the things that exist?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Categories, Aristotle starts with words and asks how they point to things. A shared name does not always mean a shared meaning. From this small distinction, he builds a way to sort what we say about the world, placing individual things—a person or a horse—at the heart of his account.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis short treatise sorts what single words signify into ten basic headings. Aristotle examines substance, quantity, relation and quality, then turns to opposites and priority. The stakes are clear thinking: how do you distinguish a thing from its qualities, or what is said about it from what is in it? Expect close distinctions rather than a story or an argument about ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNames and their meanings\u003c\/strong\u003e – See why things that share a name need not share the same meaning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe individual comes first\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore why Aristotle places this person or this horse before qualities and relations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTen ways to classify\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow a compact framework for sorting what a single word can signify.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSharper distinctions between things\u003c\/strong\u003e – Examine quantity, relation and quality through the different traits Aristotle assigns to each.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOpposites and priority\u003c\/strong\u003e – Move beyond the ten headings to explore four kinds of opposition and questions of priority.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers exploring the beginnings of Western logic and philosophy of language, and students meeting Aristotle for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and begin with a word, a thing, and the difference between them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534625898844,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/04180_en_ebook-front_c25.jpg?v=1792174975","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/it\/products\/categorie","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}