On Interpretation
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On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
logical text
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philosophical treatise ⓘ work of Aristotle ⓘ |
| author | Aristotle ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | standard text in Aristotelian logic ⓘ |
| concerns |
conditions for truth and falsity of statements
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logical structure of propositions ⓘ |
| discusses |
categories of statements
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determinism and free will ⓘ logical opposition between propositions ⓘ necessity and possibility ⓘ relation between thought and speech ⓘ |
| field |
logic
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philosophical logic ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ semantics ⓘ |
| genre | logical treatise ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryBy |
Ammonius Hermiae
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St. Thomas Aquinas ⓘ
surface form:
Aquinas
Averroes ⓘ Boethius ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapter on affirmation and negation
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chapter on contradiction and contrariety ⓘ chapter on future contingents ⓘ chapter on modal propositions ⓘ chapter on names and verbs ⓘ |
| influenced |
Aristotelian logic tradition
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medieval logic ⓘ modern philosophy of language ⓘ scholastic philosophy ⓘ semantic theory of truth conditions ⓘ theory of propositions ⓘ |
| latinTitle | De Interpretatione ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
affirmation and negation
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future contingents ⓘ meaning ⓘ modal propositions ⓘ proposition ⓘ relation between language and reality ⓘ square of opposition ⓘ terms and predicates ⓘ truth and falsity ⓘ universal and particular statements ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Περὶ Ἑρμηνείας ⓘ |
| partOf | Organon ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Peripatetic school ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| tradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
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