The text also says:
وإن شئت قلت إيقاعا أو انتزاعا
If you wish, you may call it the positing or withdrawal of a relation.
It adds:
وقد يفسر الحكم بوقوع النسبة أو لا وقوعها
Judgment may also be explained in terms of whether the relation obtains or does not obtain.
The idea is not merely to entertain two meanings, but to determine whether their predicative connection holds. “Zayd is learned” affirms a property; “Zayd is not learned” denies it.
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Knowledge, Conception, Assent and Their Divisions
The text also says:
وإن شئت قلت إيقاعا أو انتزاعا
If you wish, you may call it the positing or withdrawal of a relation.
It adds:
وقد يفسر الحكم بوقوع النسبة أو لا وقوعها
Judgment may also be explained in terms of whether the relation obtains or does not obtain.
The idea is not merely to entertain two meanings, but to determine whether their predicative connection holds. “Zayd is learned” affirms a property; “Zayd is not learned” denies it.