Single Idea 13121

[catalogued under 7. Existence / E. Categories / 3. Proposed Categories]

Full Idea

Aristotle's list of ten categories proved to be the most influential scheme found in his works: Substance, Quantity, Quality, Relation, Place, Time, Being-in-a-position, Having, Doing, Being affected.

Gist of Idea

Substance,Quantity,Quality,Relation,Place,Time,Being-in-a-position,Having,Doing,Being affected

Source

report of Aristotle (Categories [c.331 BCE]) by Jan Westerhoff - Ontological Categories §01

Book Reference

Westerhoff,Jan: 'Ontological Categories' [OUP 2005], p.13


A Reaction

None of these seem to capture potentials (at least in this trasnslation). Potentiality is crucial for Aristotle, but I suppose it may not be a category of being.