LessonsIntroduction to Bayān and the Foundational Modes of IndicationQuiz

وَالثَّالِثَةُ بِالِالْتِزَامِ لِكَوْنِ الْخَارِجِ لَازِمًا لِلْمَوْضُوعِ لَهُ
The third is implication, because the indicated matter lies outside the established meaning while having a necessary connection to it.

In a traditional logical illustration, the capacity for laughter is a special property linked to insān. It is not part of the essential definition “ḥayawān nāṭiq” but is traditionally treated as following from that kind of being; hence it exemplifies an external concomitant.

“Capable of laughter” does not mean that every human being is laughing at every moment. The requirement of necessity raises a further question: what kind of connection between a meaning and its concomitant must the mind recognize?

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Iltizām: an external concomitant

Introduction to Bayān and the Foundational Modes of Indication

وَالثَّالِثَةُ بِالِالْتِزَامِ لِكَوْنِ الْخَارِجِ لَازِمًا لِلْمَوْضُوعِ لَهُ
The third is implication, because the indicated matter lies outside the established meaning while having a necessary connection to it.

In a traditional logical illustration, the capacity for laughter is a special property linked to insān. It is not part of the essential definition “ḥayawān nāṭiq” but is traditionally treated as following from that kind of being; hence it exemplifies an external concomitant.

“Capable of laughter” does not mean that every human being is laughing at every moment. The requirement of necessity raises a further question: what kind of connection between a meaning and its concomitant must the mind recognize?