# Aristotle, On Interpretation - Combining Predicates Into One - Sadler's Lectures Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sadler-s-lectures-233636/aristotle-on-interpretation-combining-predicates-into-one-sadler-s-lectures Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sadler-s-lectures-233636/aristotle-on-interpretation-combining-predicates-into-one-sadler-s-lectures.md Podcast: [Sadler's Lectures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sadler-s-lectures-233636) Published: 2026-05-08T16:31:21+00:00 Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/gregorybsadler/aristotle-on-interpretation-6 Audio file: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2299744874-gregorybsadler-aristotle-on-interpretation-6.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sadler-s-lectures-233636/episodes/aristotle-on-interpretation-combining-predicates-into-one-sadler-s-lectures Duration seconds: 836 ## Resource This lecture discusses the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle' work, On Interpretation, focusing on his discussion bearing on whether and when it is possible to combine multiple predicates into one predicate for a given subject in propositions. As it turns out, in some cases this is possible, but in many other cases starting with true propositions leads to a false proposition when the predicates are combined To support my ongoing work, go to my Patreon site - www.patreon.com/sadler If you'd like to make a direct contribution, you can do so here - www.paypal.me/ReasonIO You can find over 4,000 philosophy videos in my main YouTube channel - www.youtube.com/user/gbisadler Purchase Aristotle's On Interpretation - amzn.to/3nS55ud ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sadler-s-lectures-233636/episodes/aristotle-on-interpretation-combining-predicates-into-one-sadler-s-lectures/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sadler-s-lectures-233636/aristotle-on-interpretation-combining-predicates-into-one-sadler-s-lectures.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.