Project Gutenberg 2000-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 625 Aristotle -384 -322 Αριστοτέλης Aristoteles Edghill, E. M. Edghill, Ella Mary Categoriae. English The Categories Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categories_(Aristotle) Produced by Glyn Hughes. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Categories" by Aristotle is a philosophical text written in the ancient period, specifically in the 4th century BC. This work serves as an essential foundation in the study of logic and metaphysics, where Aristotle explores the nature of being and the classifications of various entities and their properties. The book categorizes concepts into ten distinct types—substance, quantity, quality, relation, place, time, position, state, action, and affection—providing a comprehensive framework for understanding how we categorize and define the world around us. In "The Categories," Aristotle delves into the intricacies of language and its relationship to reality by exploring the foundational categories that help us understand different aspects of existence. He distinguishes between various forms of terms and predicates, discussing how some can be applied universally while others are specific to individuals. Through a meticulous examination of language, substance, and quality, the work underscores the importance of definitions and the role they play in philosophical inquiry. Aristotle also addresses the nature of opposites and their relationships, elaborating on the distinctions between things that exist in relation to one another and the different forms qualities can take, thereby laying groundwork for later philosophical thought on classification and categorization in various fields. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Categories (Philosophy) Logic -- Early works to 1800 Philosophy, Ancient B Text Classical Antiquity Philosophy Category: History - Ancient Category: Language & Communication Category: Philosophy & Ethics 115881 2025-07-01T12:50:25.583703 text/html 108390 2021-01-01T00:05:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 33118 2021-01-01T00:05:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 94645 2025-07-01T12:50:29.333181 application/epub+zip 94715 2025-07-01T12:50:27.076193 application/epub+zip 94715 2025-07-01T12:50:26.097203 application/epub+zip 164168 2025-07-01T12:50:31.031213 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154774 2025-07-01T12:50:28.771182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127990 2022-09-02T03:58:57.006434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103415 2025-07-01T12:50:25.276713 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 103344 2021-01-01T00:05:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 32034 2021-01-01T00:05:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20607 2025-07-01T12:50:31.164162 application/rdf+xml 8962 2025-07-01T12:50:26.591216 image/jpeg 2616 2025-07-01T12:50:26.343227 image/jpeg 91139 2025-07-01T12:50:25.592718 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia el.wikipedia en.wikipedia