The relation cannot be determined merely because some words or ideas recur. Compare:
Animal and human — absolute inclusion.
Animal and white — partial overlap.
Human and horse — disjointness.
Different second concepts change the outcome, even when some concepts are related under a common genus.
It is therefore incorrect to brand the term “animal” permanently as general or disjoint. The relation belongs to a specified pair of concepts.
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Four Relations Between Universals and Relative Particularity
The relation cannot be determined merely because some words or ideas recur. Compare:
Animal and human — absolute inclusion.
Animal and white — partial overlap.
Human and horse — disjointness.
Different second concepts change the outcome, even when some concepts are related under a common genus.
It is therefore incorrect to brand the term “animal” permanently as general or disjoint. The relation belongs to a specified pair of concepts.