thoroughly present aristotle ’ W r i t i n g

1. What are univocal, equivocal, and denominative names? Explain them using
examples. (Categories, Ch.1)

2. What is substance? What are the different kinds of substance? Explain their
similarity and difference. What property does the category of substance have?
(Categories, Ch.5)

3. What is a syllogism? What is an unqualified scientific knowledge? What is
demonstration? What are the six properties of demonstrative premises? (Prior
Analytics I.1, Posterior Analytics I.2)

4. How do we come to know the first principles of demonstration? Are they innate in
us? Do we acquire them through some other knowledge? Explain how we come
to know them. (Posterior Analytics II.19)

5. What is the definition of the soul? How does Aristotle arrive at this definition?
Explain the parts present in the definition. (De Anima, II.1)

6. What demonstration does Aristotle provide for the definition of the soul? (De
Anima, II.2)

7. What are the different generic powers that can belong to a soul? What are the
different combinations in which they can be found? How many kinds of souls are
there? (De Anima, II.3)

8. What methodology does Aristotle propose in studying the specific natures of the
soul? (De Anima, II.4)

9. What account does Aristotle provide for sensation? How does his account differ
from that of his predecessors? (II.5)
10.What are the different ways in which we speak of sensing/perceiving? Distinguish
different senses of potentiality and actuality. Give examples. (II.5)

11.What are the different senses of “to be acted upon” or suffering? Explain them
using examples. (II.5)

12.Which of the senses of “to be acted upon” do knowing and sensing belong to?
(II.5)

13.What is sensation? Explain the definition by using the analogy of wax. Explain
the different kinds of sensibles. (II.12, II.6)
14. How does Aristotle prove the immateriality and incorruptibility of the human
soul? Make sure you thoroughly present Aristotle’s argument. (III.4; Commentary
on De Anima, Book III, Chapter 7)

15. How is understanding similar and dissimilar to sensation? (III.4, II.5)