Calling “human” and “rational” equal does not make their meanings identical. Here we examine the individuals of which they are predicated.
“Human” and “animal” are also conceptually connected, but their extensions differ: humans belong to the animal class, while horses belong to the animal class without belonging to the human class.
We therefore distinguish closeness of meaning from relation of instances. The distinction will also matter when studying the five predicables.
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Four Relations Between Universals and Relative Particularity
Calling “human” and “rational” equal does not make their meanings identical. Here we examine the individuals of which they are predicated.
“Human” and “animal” are also conceptually connected, but their extensions differ: humans belong to the animal class, while horses belong to the animal class without belonging to the human class.
We therefore distinguish closeness of meaning from relation of instances. The distinction will also matter when studying the five predicables.