ON THE VERB AND BEING: A READING OF THOMAS AQUINAS' COMMENTARY TO THE DE INTERPRETATIONE I, 3

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present a reading of the fifth chapter of Thomas Aquinas’ (1225-1274) commentary on Aristotle’s De Interpretatione. It is, in terms of content, the commentary on the third chapter of the Aristotelian treatise, in which the notion of verb is examined. Especially important in this context are the distinctions between the notions of name, verb, and enunciation; the difference between the meaning of verbs and judgments; and the exposition of the meaning of the verb to be and its role as the basis for the constitution of the other verbs.

KEYWORDS: Thomas Aquinas, philosophical semantics, names, verbs, judgments, verb to be.