A complete essential definition consists of the proximate genus plus the proximate differentia. The book’s model is “rational animal” for human: animal is the proximate genus and rational is the proximate differentia. Word count alone does not establish this classification; the logical roles of the components do.
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Complete essential definition
Definitions in Logic: Complete and Incomplete Ḥadd and Rasm
A complete essential definition consists of the proximate genus plus the proximate differentia. The book’s model is “rational animal” for human: animal is the proximate genus and rational is the proximate differentia. Word count alone does not establish this classification; the logical roles of the components do.