Apprehension, Supposition & Appellation, Predicaments, Predicables Flashcards

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An act by which the mind grasps the nature of the object, without affirming or denying anything about it

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Apprehension

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So it is what to perceive an object, without yet saying anything about it

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Tantamount

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3
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The power or act by which the intellect draws the essence of object is called what?

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Abstraction

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4
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Term comes from what word?

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Latin: “terminus” - last element into which a proposition may be resolved

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5
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Smallest meaningful units

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Terms

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6
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Define term

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Is a sensible conventional sign expressing a concept or idea

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7
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A relation between term and the objects it signifies

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Supposition

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8
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It refers to the function of the term denominations another term

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Appellation

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9
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Means to designate or qualify another concept

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Denomination

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10
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What are the two kinds of appellation? Differentiate?

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Material - refers to the person identified

Formal - refers to the quality of the person

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11
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When the appellation cannot be determined because it can be either material or formal is called?

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Imprecise

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12
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Aristotle did not used which word? But instead used what?

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Praedicamentum (Latin) or predicament (English)

Used kategoria (Greek)

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13
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Kategoria in Greek became what in English?

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Category

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14
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Is predicament and category the same thing?

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Yes

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15
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Anything that can be said of the subject

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Predicaments

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Are classifications or the most general characteristics of the things

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Predicaments

17
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Objects are classified into two categories, what are these? Aka the 2 Supreme Predicaments.

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Substance

Accidents

18
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What are the 10 predicaments?

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Substance
Quantity
Quality
Relation
Action
Passion
Where
When
Posture
Habit
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Refers to the entity that exists by itself

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Substance

20
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Refers to the modification that pertains to the extended or measurable parts

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Quantity

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Pertains to the formal modifications that include disposition, capability or incapability, passion or passive modification, form and figure.

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Quality

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Refers to reference of the thing to something other than itself

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Relation

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Refers to movement of the thing

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Action

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Refers to the modification being done to the thing, or that which it receives

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Passion

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Refers to the determination of place or space

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Where

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Refers to the determination of time

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When

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Refers to the position of the thing, or the disposition of its parts

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Posture

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Refers to the covering or external outfit of the thing

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Habit

29
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What are the five predicables?

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Genus
Specific Difference
Species
Property
Accident
30
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These are the different kinds of logical universals, that is, universal concepts that may be applied to many subjects

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Predicables

31
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Universal term which a thing has in common with other species

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Genus

32
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A universal term which distinguishes the essence of the subject from the essence of other things in the same genus

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Specific Difference

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A universal term that expresses the whole essence or nature of the subject

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Species

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A universal term that expresses a feature that does not form part of the essence of the subject, but has exclusive/distinctive manner

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Property

35
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A universal term which is not part of the essence of the subject

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Accident