To understand an unfamiliar meaning, suitable known concepts can be connected. The book uses hayawan ('animal' in the classical logical sense) and natiq ('rational').
Known concept 1: a living animal.
Known concept 2: rational, possessing intellect and reflection.
Result: the classical definition of a human as hayawan natiq, a rational animal.
The task here is to clarify what a thing is, not to prove a proposition.
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Obtaining an unknown conception
Nazar, Fikr and the Definition of Logic
To understand an unfamiliar meaning, suitable known concepts can be connected. The book uses hayawan ('animal' in the classical logical sense) and natiq ('rational').
Known concept 1: a living animal.
Known concept 2: rational, possessing intellect and reflection.
Result: the classical definition of a human as hayawan natiq, a rational animal.
The task here is to clarify what a thing is, not to prove a proposition.