LessonsThe Point of Resemblance: Single, Multiple and Composite FormsQuiz

Both Zayd and a lion have bodies composed of organs, yet their courage is not thereby a composite sensory point. The terms are complex physical entities while the intended respect is a single intellectual quality.

Similarly, “Zayd is human like ʿAmr” need not be a sensory compound simply because both persons have limbs. If the intended respect is humanity, the relevant analysis is different from a pattern of scattered elements.

The Pleiades-and-cluster comparison does depend on several visible units forming one arrangement. The proper subject of classification is therefore the point of resemblance, not the material make-up of the compared objects.

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A composite point is not simply a composite term

The Point of Resemblance: Single, Multiple and Composite Forms

Both Zayd and a lion have bodies composed of organs, yet their courage is not thereby a composite sensory point. The terms are complex physical entities while the intended respect is a single intellectual quality.

Similarly, “Zayd is human like ʿAmr” need not be a sensory compound simply because both persons have limbs. If the intended respect is humanity, the relevant analysis is different from a pattern of scattered elements.

The Pleiades-and-cluster comparison does depend on several visible units forming one arrangement. The proper subject of classification is therefore the point of resemblance, not the material make-up of the compared objects.