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Proprium
al-khāṣṣa
الخَاصَّة
A (khāṣṣa) is a said only of what falls under one , and of it non-essentially.
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Explanation
Like the it belongs to one only, but unlike the differentia it is not part of the .
Also written as: khassa, property, proprium.
In the text
وَكُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا إِمَّا أَنْ يَخْتَصَّ بِحَقِيقَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَهُوَ الْخَاصَّةُ كَالضَّاحِكِ بِالْقُوَّةِ وَالْفِعْلِ لِلإِنْسَانِ، وَتُرْسَمُ بِأَنَّهَا كُلِّيَّةٌ تُقَالُ عَلَى مَا تَحْتَ حَقِيقَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَقَطْ قَوْلًا عَرَضِيًّا؛Each of the two either belongs to one reality only, which is the proprium, like “laughing”, potentially and actually, for human; it is described as a universal said accidentally of what falls under one reality only;Examples
- الضَّاحِك“capable of laughter”, for human
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Question 1
A proprium (khāṣṣa) is a universal that is said of…
The belongs to one only and is of it non-essentially (accidentally).
Question 2
Which of these is a proprium of human?
الضَّاحِكُ
“Capable of laughter” belongs to humans only but is not part of what a human is. “Rational” also belongs to humans only, but it is part of the : it is the .
Question 3
What do the proprium and the differentia share, and how do they differ?
Like the , the belongs to one only, but unlike the differentia it is not part of the .
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