Knowledge: the mental presence of a form or meaning.
Conception: grasping a meaning without affirming a proposition about it.
Judgment (tasdiq): assenting to a proposition about a subject. A declarative sentence can express a judgment, but merely hearing it does not mean assenting.
“Zayd’s servant” — conception.
“Zayd’s servant is present” — a proposition; accepting it as true involves judgment.
The next lesson addresses self-evident and inferential kinds of conception and judgment.
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Lesson summary and preparation
Knowledge, Conception and Judgment
Knowledge: the mental presence of a form or meaning.
Conception: grasping a meaning without affirming a proposition about it.
Judgment (tasdiq): assenting to a proposition about a subject. A declarative sentence can express a judgment, but merely hearing it does not mean assenting.
“Zayd’s servant” — conception.
“Zayd’s servant is present” — a proposition; accepting it as true involves judgment.
The next lesson addresses self-evident and inferential kinds of conception and judgment.