Home / Conceptions / Descriptive definition
Locked
Descriptive definition الرَّسْم
HomeConceptions · Definition · 3 of 3
Descriptive definition
al-rasm
الرَّسْم
A (rasm) defines a thing through a ; the complete form (rasm tāmm) joins the and a proprium.
In a picture
Explanation
The complete of human is “animal capable of laughter”.
The incomplete form (rasm nāqiṣ) uses the alone, or with a .
Also written as: rasm, description, rasm tāmm.
In the text
وَالرَّسْمُ التَّامُّ: وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَتَرَكَّبُ مِنْ جِنْسِ الشَّيْءِ الْقَرِيبِ وَخَوَاصِّهِ اللَّازِمَةِ لَهُ، كَالْحَيَوَانِ الضَّاحِكِ فِي تَعْرِيفِ الإِنْسَانِ؛The complete descriptive definition is composed of the thing's proximate genus and the propria that necessarily belong to it, like “laughing animal” in defining human;وَالرَّسْمُ النَّاقِصُ: وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَتَرَكَّبُ مِنْ عَرَضِيَّاتٍ تَخْتَصُّ جُمْلَتُهَا بِحَقِيقَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، كَقَوْلِنَا فِي تَعْرِيفِ الإِنْسَانِ: إِنَّهُ مَاشٍ عَلَى قَدَمَيْهِ، عَرِيضُ الأَظْفَارِ، بَادِي الْبَشَرَةِ، مُسْتَقِيمُ الْقَامَةِ، ضَحَّاكٌ بِالطَّبْعِ.and the incomplete descriptive definition is composed of accidental attributes that, taken together, belong to one reality only, as when we say in defining human: it walks on two feet, has broad nails, bare skin and an upright stature, and laughs by nature.Examples
- الإِنْسَانُ حَيَوَانٌ ضَاحِكٌA human is an animal capable of laughter
Related terms
Practise
3 question(s) on this term, in the practice set for definition.
Go to practice · 6 questionsTest yourself
3 questions. With 6 out of 10 or more (two stars) the next term opens.
Question 1
A descriptive definition (rasm) defines a thing through…
The works through a , a feature that belongs to the thing alone but is not part of its .
Question 2
Which of these is the complete descriptive definition (rasm tāmm) of human?
The complete form joins the (animal) and a (capable of laughter). “Rational animal” is an , and “capable of laughter” alone is incomplete.
Question 3
How do “rational animal” and “animal capable of laughter” differ as definitions of human?
“Rational” is the , part of the , so the first is a ḥadd; “capable of laughter” is a , outside the essence, so the second is a rasm.
End of conceptions. Take stock before the next part.
Finish this part →