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A '''quality''' (from Lat. ''qualitas''(Morwood¹, 1995) is an attribute or a property. Attributes are ascribable, by a subject, whereas properties are possessible(Cargile², 1995). Some philosophers assert that a quality cannot be defined [[Metaphysics of Quality³]]. In contemporary philosophy, the idea of qualities and especially how to distinguish certain kinds of qualities from one another remains controversial.(Cargile², 1995)

A '''quality''' (from Lat. ''qualitas''(Morwood¹, 1995) is an attribute or a property. Attributes are ascribable, by a subject, whereas properties are possessible(Cargile², 1995). Some philosophers assert that a quality cannot be defined [[Metaphysics of Quality³]]. In contemporary philosophy, the idea of qualities and especially how to distinguish certain kinds of qualities from one another remains controversial.(Cargile², 1995)

==Background==

==Background==

Aristotle presented his idea of qualities in his ''Categories''. According to him, qualities may be attributed to things and persons or be possessed by them. There are four Aristotelian qualities: habits and dispositions, natural capabilities and incapabilities, affective qualities and affections, and shape. (Studtmann⁴, 2007)

Aristotle presented his idea of qualities in his ''Categories''. According to him, qualities may be attributed to things and persons or be possessed by them. There are four Aristotelian qualities: habits and dispositions, natural capabilities and incapabilities, affective qualities and affections, and shape. (Studtmann⁴, 2007)