The philosophy of Aristotle
Of things that are, some are said of a subject, and are not in a subject, e.g. man is said of a subject, the individual man, but is not in a subject; others are not said of a subject, yet they are in a subject. Continue reading “The difference between a thing said of a subject and a thing in a subject”
With regard to rebutting an accusation, one way is to attempt wherefrom you could dispel the bad impression formed of yourself; for it makes no difference at all whether this impression has been openly expressed or not, so that this forms a general rule. Continue reading “How to deal with an accusation”
There are three things which one must have in order to be credible; for this much is the number of those by which we believe in, save demonstrations. And these are wisdom, virtue and favour. Continue reading “What one must have in order to be credible”
The persuasive means of a rhetorical speech are of three kinds. One party is situated on the moral character of the speaker, another on disposing the hearer accordingly, and a third on the speech itself, in so far as it proves or seems to prove. Continue reading “The persuasive means of a rhetorical speech”
The kinds of rhetoric art are three in number; for this much is the number of the listeners of rhetorical speeches too. A rhetorical speech consists of three parts: of the speaker, of what one says, and of the person to whom it is addressed, while the end of the speech refers to him, I mean the listener. Continue reading “The kinds of rhetoric art”
The differences, by virtue of which things are different from one another, should be considered in two ways. Continue reading “How differences should be considered in things”
An absurdity (from the Greek word topazo meaning guess, assume) is what one may not assume in that it cannot be grasped by a certain account or sequence. Continue reading “What an absurdity is and how it stands”
