Matthew Duncombe
Aristotle’s two accounts of relatives in Categories 7
Duncombe, Matthew
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Abstract
At Categories7, 6a36-7 Aristotle defines relatives (R1), but at 8a13-28 worries that the definition may include some substances. Aristotle introduces a second account of relatives (R2, at 8a31-2) to solve the problem. Recent commentators have held that Aristotle intends to solve the extensional adequacy worry by restricting the extension of relatives. That is, R2 counts fewer items as relative than R1. However, this cannot explain Aristotle’s attitude to relatives, since he immediately returns to using R1. I propose a non-extensional reading. R1 and R2 do not specify different sets of relatives, but rather different ways to understand each relative.
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Duncombe, M. (2015). Aristotle’s two accounts of relatives in Categories 7. Phronesis: A Journal for Ancient Philosophy, 60(4), 436-461. https://doi.org/10.1163/15685284-12341292
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jan 19, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 11, 2015 |
Publication Date | Oct 1, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Feb 25, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 5, 2015 |
Journal | Phronesis: A Journal for Ancient Philosophy |
Print ISSN | 0031-8868 |
Electronic ISSN | 1568-5284 |
Publisher | Brill Academic Publishers |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 60 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 436-461 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1163/15685284-12341292 |
Keywords | Relative, Relation, Aristotle, Categories, Substance. |
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