{"product_id":"the-categories-aristotle-9781169191082","title":"The Categories","description":"The Categories is a philosophical work written by Aristotle around 350 BCE. It is considered one of his earliest works and serves as a foundation for his later philosophical ideas. The book is divided into ten categories, which Aristotle uses to classify all things in the world. These categories include substance, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, position, state, action, and affection. Aristotle argues that these categories are necessary for understanding the world and that they provide a framework for organizing knowledge. He also explores the relationship between language and reality, arguing that words are not just arbitrary symbols but are rooted in the nature of things themselves. The Categories is an important work in the history of philosophy and has had a significant influence on subsequent thinkers in the Western tradition.Expressions which are in no way composite signify substance, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, position, state, action, or affection. To sketch my meaning roughly, examples of substance are 'man' or 'the horse', of quantity, such terms as 'two cubits long' or 'three cubits long', of quality, such attributes as 'white', 'grammatical'. 'Double', 'half', 'greater', fall under the category of relation; 'in a the market place', 'in the Lyceum'.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aristotle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1169191088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781169191082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kessinger Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Aristotle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48484504011007,"sku":"9781169191082","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_98f92e0c-4c9b-451d-9753-f773aab464c7.jpg?v=1778044245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-categories-aristotle-9781169191082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}