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: Its physical orientation (e.g., sitting, lying down).

: What is being done to it (e.g., being cut, being burned). Primary vs. Secondary Substance

: What it "has" or is equipped with (e.g., wearing shoes, having armor). Action : What it is doing (e.g., cutting, burning). Aristotle's Theory of Substance: The Categories...

: Where it is located (e.g., in the Lyceum, in the market). Time : When it exists (e.g., yesterday, last year).

: What a thing is essentially (e.g., a man, a horse). : Its physical orientation (e

Aristotle identifies ten ways we can describe or predicate something of a subject:

In Chapter 5 of the Categories , Aristotle distinguishes between two types of substance to explain how individuals relate to their broader classifications: Aristotle's Ten Categories of Being - Study the Great Books Secondary Substance : What it "has" or is equipped with (e

: The nature of its characteristics (e.g., white, grammatical, brave).