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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form

18896	Aristotle places terms at opposite ends, joined by a quantified copula [Aristotle, by Sommers]
	Full Idea: Aristotle often preferred to formulate predications by placing the terms at opposite ends of the sentence and joining them by predicating expressions like 'belongs-to-some' or 'belongs-to-every'.
	From: report of Aristotle (Prior Analytics [c.328 BCE]) by Fred Sommers - Intellectual Autobiography 'Conceptions'
	A reaction: This is Sommers's picture of Aristotle, which led Sommers to develop his modern Term Logic.

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 7. Predicates in Logic

3300	Aristotle's logic is based on the subject/predicate distinction, which leads him to substances and properties [Aristotle, by Benardete,JA]
	Full Idea: Basic to Aristotle's logic is the grammatical distinction between subject and predicate, which he glosses in terms of the contrast between a substance and its properties.
	From: report of Aristotle (Prior Analytics [c.328 BCE]) by José A. Benardete - Metaphysics: the logical approach Intro
	A reaction: The introduction of quantifiers and 'logical form' can't disguise the fact that we still talk about (and with) objects and predicates, because no one can think of any other way to talk.