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Prep Questions Set #14

Prep Questions Set#14 Due: Tuesday, 10/29

Read introduction to Aristotle and Categories (683-700)

1. The Categories opens with what appear to be several linguistic distinctions. What are these, and why would Aristotle begin this way?

2. What is going on in ch. 2? (This is an important section.)

3. Aristotle notes a feature that is “most characteristic of substance”. What is this feature?

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PQ#1 PQ#2 PQ#3 PQ#4 PQ#5 PQ#6 PQ#7 PQ#8 PQ#9 PQ#10 PQ#11 PQ#12 PQ#13