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The Categories

385 BCE-323 BCE Aristotle · E. M. (Ella Mary) Edghill

FormatEbook
Published2000
Words14,527
LanguageEnglish
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This short treatise, part of Aristotle's logical works, classifies the ten basic categories into which things can be sorted, such as substance, quantity, quality, and relation. It suits students of philosophy, logic, and metaphysics, and readers of classical thought.

385 BCE-323 BCE Aristotle

Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher and polymath who wrote treatises on logic, ethics, politics, metaphysics, and the natural sciences. He is known for his foundational contributions to Western philosophy and for tutoring Alexander the Great. Note: The dates provided (385–323 BCE) are inaccurate; Aristotle is traditionally dated to 384–322 BCE.

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