Apprehension, Supposition & Appellation, Predicaments, Predicables

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Apprehension

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Tantamount

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Abstraction

Question 4

Term comes from what word?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Smallest meaningful units

Answer 5

Terms

Question 6

Define term

Answer 6

Is a sensible conventional sign expressing a concept or idea

Question 7

A relation between term and the objects it signifies

Answer 7

Supposition

Question 8

It refers to the function of the term denominations another term

Answer 8

Appellation

Question 9

Means to designate or qualify another concept

Answer 9

Denomination

Question 10

What are the two kinds of appellation? Differentiate?

Answer 10

Material - refers to the person identified

Formal - refers to the quality of the person

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Imprecise

Question 12

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

Answer 12

Praedicamentum (Latin) or predicament (English)

Used kategoria (Greek)

Question 13

Kategoria in Greek became what in English?

Answer 13

Category

Question 14

Is predicament and category the same thing?

Answer 14

Yes

Question 15

Anything that can be said of the subject

Answer 15

Predicaments

Question 16

Are classifications or the most general characteristics of the things

Answer 16

Predicaments

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Substance

Accidents

Question 18

What are the 10 predicaments?

Answer 18

Substance
Quantity
Quality
Relation
Action

Passion
Where
When
Posture
Habit

Question 19

Refers to the entity that exists by itself

Answer 19

Substance

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Quantity

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Quality

Question 22

Refers to reference of the thing to something other than itself

Answer 22

Relation

Question 23

Refers to movement of the thing

Answer 23

Action

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Passion

Question 25

Refers to the determination of place or space

Answer 25

Where

Question 26

Refers to the determination of time

Answer 26

When

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Posture

Question 28

Refers to the covering or external outfit of the thing

Answer 28

Habit

Question 29

What are the five predicables?

Answer 29

``` Genus Specific Difference Species Property Accident ```

Question 30

These are the different kinds of logical universals, that is, universal concepts that may be applied to many subjects

Answer 30

Predicables

Question 31

Universal term which a thing has in common with other species

Answer 31

Genus

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Specific Difference

Question 33

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

Answer 33

Species

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Property

Question 35

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

Answer 35

Accident