Aristotle, in Posterior Analytics B.3–7, prepares for the three-stage view by arguing that no one account can tell us both the essence of a kind and the signification of the term that names that kind. Here, he lays the foundation for the separation of two questions, which we would represent as follows: ‘What does “triangle” signify?’ and ‘What is the triangle?’ This distinction provides him with a way to address and resolve Meno's paradox of enquiry.
Keywords: Aristotle, existence, kinds, Meno's paradox, Posterior Analytics, signification