The book illustrates tasawwur with a name or expression whose meaning is grasped without an affirmed judgment.
“Zayd” brings a person to mind.
“Zayd's servant” conveys a person described through a relation to Zayd.
Both expressions have intelligible content, but neither tells us where Zayd is or what condition the servant is in. This is conception.
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Understanding conception
Knowledge, Conception and Judgment
The book illustrates tasawwur with a name or expression whose meaning is grasped without an affirmed judgment.
“Zayd” brings a person to mind.
“Zayd's servant” conveys a person described through a relation to Zayd.
Both expressions have intelligible content, but neither tells us where Zayd is or what condition the servant is in. This is conception.