In classical logic, nāṭiq points to the essential capacity for reason, not merely the present ability to utter words.
A young child may not yet speak fluently, but does not cease to be human.
A person unable to speak at a given time also does not cease to belong to the human kind.
Distinguish a capacity associated with a kind from the exercise of that capacity at a particular moment.
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Rational does not simply mean speaking aloud
Essence, Quiddity, and Essential vs Accidental Universals
In classical logic, nāṭiq points to the essential capacity for reason, not merely the present ability to utter words.
A young child may not yet speak fluently, but does not cease to be human.
A person unable to speak at a given time also does not cease to belong to the human kind.
Distinguish a capacity associated with a kind from the exercise of that capacity at a particular moment.