LessonsThe Unifying Relation: Rational, Estimative and Imaginative LinksQuiz

CategoryPrimary linkImportant limit
Unity in conceptionA shared universal after abstractionExternal individuals do not become numerically one
SimilarityResemblance between distinct conceptsNot every generic overlap is sufficient
CorrelationTwo statuses conceived in relation to one anotherUnderstanding one calls for the other

The example of teacher and student points primarily to a pair of mutually relevant relations, not simply to two similar objects.

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Identity of conception versus resemblance

The Unifying Relation: Rational, Estimative and Imaginative Links

CategoryPrimary linkImportant limit
Unity in conceptionA shared universal after abstractionExternal individuals do not become numerically one
SimilarityResemblance between distinct conceptsNot every generic overlap is sufficient
CorrelationTwo statuses conceived in relation to one anotherUnderstanding one calls for the other

The example of teacher and student points primarily to a pair of mutually relevant relations, not simply to two similar objects.