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The Categories, or Predicaments — the former a Greek word, the latter its literal translation in the Latin language — were believed to be an enumeration of all things capable of being named; an enumeration by the
A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839
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The Categories, or Predicaments — the former a Greek word, the latter its literal translation in the Latin language — were intended by him and his followers as an enumeration of all things capable of being named; an enumeration by the _summa genera_, _i. e._ the most extensive classes into which things could be distributed; which, therefore, were so many highest Predicates, one or other of which was supposed capable of being affirmed with truth of every nameable thing whatsoever.
A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) John Stuart Mill 1839
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The first treatise is the "_Categories_" or "Predicaments" -- a work which treats of the universal determinations of Being.
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He does not pretend that this classification is complete, but he held these "Predicaments" to be the most universal expressions for the various relations of things, under some one of which every thing might be reduced.
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Its argument, most recently made in David Cohen's "Teaching and Its Predicaments," is that America's teachers are being set up to fail by a system that is fragmented, divided and confused about its mission.
Michael J. Petrilli: One Size Fits Most Michael J. Petrilli 2011
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David K. Cohen made this observation in Teaching and Its Predicaments:
Jack Jennings: A Ray of Sunlight in Education Jack Jennings 2011
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David K. Cohen made this observation in Teaching and Its Predicaments:
Jack Jennings: A Ray of Sunlight in Education Jack Jennings 2011
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Its argument, most recently made in David Cohen's "Teaching and Its Predicaments," is that America's teachers are being set up to fail by a system that is fragmented, divided and confused about its mission.
Michael J. Petrilli: One Size Fits Most Michael J. Petrilli 2011
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More photos and interactive graphics Predicaments of the sort Greece is facing — years of overspending, leaving bond investors worried the country can't pay back its debts — weren't supposed to happen in the euro zone.
Europe's Original Sin Charles Forelle 2010
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The reception for “These Predicaments” takes place on Saturday, December 13, and the evening will include music scored by composer Geoff Gersh.
Boing Boing 2008
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