Apprehension, Supposition & Appellation, Predicaments, Predicables Flashcards
An act by which the mind grasps the nature of the object, without affirming or denying anything about it
Apprehension
So it is what to perceive an object, without yet saying anything about it
Tantamount
The power or act by which the intellect draws the essence of object is called what?
Abstraction
Term comes from what word?
Latin: “terminus” - last element into which a proposition may be resolved
Smallest meaningful units
Terms
Define term
Is a sensible conventional sign expressing a concept or idea
A relation between term and the objects it signifies
Supposition
It refers to the function of the term denominations another term
Appellation
Means to designate or qualify another concept
Denomination
What are the two kinds of appellation? Differentiate?
Material - refers to the person identified
Formal - refers to the quality of the person
When the appellation cannot be determined because it can be either material or formal is called?
Imprecise
Aristotle did not used which word? But instead used what?
Praedicamentum (Latin) or predicament (English)
Used kategoria (Greek)
Kategoria in Greek became what in English?
Category
Is predicament and category the same thing?
Yes
Anything that can be said of the subject
Predicaments
Are classifications or the most general characteristics of the things
Predicaments
Objects are classified into two categories, what are these? Aka the 2 Supreme Predicaments.
Substance
Accidents
What are the 10 predicaments?
Substance Quantity Quality Relation Action
Passion Where When Posture Habit
Refers to the entity that exists by itself
Substance
Refers to the modification that pertains to the extended or measurable parts
Quantity
Pertains to the formal modifications that include disposition, capability or incapability, passion or passive modification, form and figure.
Quality
Refers to reference of the thing to something other than itself
Relation
Refers to movement of the thing
Action
Refers to the modification being done to the thing, or that which it receives
Passion
Refers to the determination of place or space
Where
Refers to the determination of time
When
Refers to the position of the thing, or the disposition of its parts
Posture
Refers to the covering or external outfit of the thing
Habit
What are the five predicables?
Genus Specific Difference Species Property Accident
These are the different kinds of logical universals, that is, universal concepts that may be applied to many subjects
Predicables
Universal term which a thing has in common with other species
Genus
A universal term which distinguishes the essence of the subject from the essence of other things in the same genus
Specific Difference
A universal term that expresses the whole essence or nature of the subject
Species
A universal term that expresses a feature that does not form part of the essence of the subject, but has exclusive/distinctive manner
Property
A universal term which is not part of the essence of the subject
Accident
