«اللاحَيُّ لا عالم»
The non-living is non-knowing.
Here both the subject “al-lā-ḥayy” and the predicate “lā ʿālim” contain a negative component, so the form is negated in both terms.
First negative: helps define the subject-term.
Second negative: helps define the predicate-term.
Judgment quality: an affirmative link between the two complex concepts.
Negation in both terms must not be confused with negation of the entire predication.
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Predication, Types of Categorical Proposition and Negated Terms
«اللاحَيُّ لا عالم»
The non-living is non-knowing.
Here both the subject “al-lā-ḥayy” and the predicate “lā ʿālim” contain a negative component, so the form is negated in both terms.
First negative: helps define the subject-term.
Second negative: helps define the predicate-term.
Judgment quality: an affirmative link between the two complex concepts.
Negation in both terms must not be confused with negation of the entire predication.