Content text Lesson 2.pptx
The Five Predicables Genus Specie Differentia Proprium Accident
Categories of the Essential (Dhātī) Genus (jins): → Common to many species → e.g. Animal for man and horse Differentia (faṣl): → Distinguishes one species from another → e.g. Rational for man Species (nawʿ): → Shares a genus but has a specific nature → e.g. Man as a species under "animal"