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Essential universal
al-dhātī
الذَّاتِيّ
An (dhātī) is one that belongs to the of what it is said of.
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Explanation
and are ; the discuss whether the , being the whole , is also called essential.
Also written as: dhati, essential.
In the text
وَالْكُلِّيُّ إِمَّا ذَاتِيٌّ: وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَدْخُلُ فِي حَقِيقَةِ جُزْئِيَّاتِهِ كَالْحَيَوَانِ بِالنِّسْبَةِ إِلَى الإِنْسَانِ وَالْفَرَسِ، وَإِمَّا عَرَضِيٌّ: وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُخَالِفُهُ كَالضَّاحِكِ بِالنِّسْبَةِ إِلَى الإِنْسَانِ.A universal is either essential, one that enters into the reality of its particulars, like “animal” relative to human and horse; or accidental, one that is otherwise, like “laughing” relative to human.Related terms
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Question 1
An essential universal (dhātī) is one that…
An enters into the (ḥaqīqa) of the things it is said of; it is part of what they are.
Question 2
In the matn, “animal” is said of human and horse. Relative to them, “animal” is…
الحَيَوَانُ
The matn gives “animal” relative to human and horse as its example of the : it is part of what each of them is.
Question 3
Which two of the five universals does this page call essential?
and are ; whether the is also called essential is a question the discuss.
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