Apophansis
An apophansis ( ancient Greek ἀπόφανσις, apophansis = judgment, statement) is a linguistic structure in Aristotle that - in contrast to questions or requests - can be true or false.
| linguistic structures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statement (apophansis) |
Truthfulness | Question, request etc. "Is Jimi Hendrix human?" |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Affirmation (kataphasis) "Jimi Hendrix is a person." |
Negation (apophasis) "Jimi Hendrix is not a person." |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Instead of Apophansis , Aristotle occasionally uses the word protasis . The ancient Greek word Apophansis was translated into Latin as enunciatio , sententia and propositio .
literature
- Albert Menne : Apophansis . In: Joachim Ritter ua (Hrsg.): Historical dictionary of philosophy . Volume 1, Schwabe, Basel 1972, Sp. 447
Individual evidence
- ↑ Aristotle, De interpretatione 4, 17a2; 5, 17a22; 6, 17a25; Analytica priora I, 1, 24a16