LessonsThe Point of Resemblance: Single, Multiple and Composite FormsQuiz

KindShared respectExampleSingle sensoryOne perceptible qualityRedness of flower and grapeSingle intellectualOne intellectual featureCourage of Zayd and lionSensory compositeOne visual configurationDust and swords, night and starsIntellectual compositeConnected moral circumstancesBearing books without benefitingMultipleIndependent shared attributesSimilarity in learning and forbearance

For each kind the essential question is why the point is one feature, one integrated configuration or several independent features. Once this is understood, classification no longer relies on memorising labels alone.

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Synthesis: single, composite and multiple

The Point of Resemblance: Single, Multiple and Composite Forms

KindShared respectExampleSingle sensoryOne perceptible qualityRedness of flower and grapeSingle intellectualOne intellectual featureCourage of Zayd and lionSensory compositeOne visual configurationDust and swords, night and starsIntellectual compositeConnected moral circumstancesBearing books without benefitingMultipleIndependent shared attributesSimilarity in learning and forbearance

For each kind the essential question is why the point is one feature, one integrated configuration or several independent features. Once this is understood, classification no longer relies on memorising labels alone.