Re: CHAT: Synesthesia and conlanging (was Re: The Conlang

"Thomas R. Wier" wrote:

> If his logic was just "thinly disguised Greek grammar",
I was careful to say I admire the Categories.

> why would
> Aristotle create a logical system in which double negative statements
> ( -(-P) ) equaled positive statements ( P ) when Classical Greek is
> replete with double negatives all over the place?
I said "pre-Boolean" to imply "pre-algebraic" logic.

Take a look at the Categories, it is not too long a piece,
is full of Substance and Quality ... and the resemblance
to grammatical categories should become apparent. It speaks
well of Greek, rather than badly of Aristotle, IMO.