History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 035 - The Philosopher's Toolkit - Aristotle's Logical Works
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May 30, 2011 AI Snips
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The Organon
- Aristotle's logical works, the Organon, traditionally included eight works.
- Today, only six are considered logical, excluding Rhetoric and Poetics.
Predicates and Categories
- The Categories explores predicates, things said about other things.
- It delves into the nature of predication itself.
Essential vs. Accidental
- Aristotle distinguishes between essential and accidental features.
- Essential features are inherent to a thing's nature; accidental features are not.