Start with human among horse, cow and goat. Their common essential genus is animal. The book treats nāṭiq, rationality, as what essentially distinguishes human from those other animal species. It is proximate because it operates within the nearest genus, not simply because it is an important trait.
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Why rational is proximate for human
Proximate and Remote Genus and Differentia
Start with human among horse, cow and goat. Their common essential genus is animal. The book treats nāṭiq, rationality, as what essentially distinguishes human from those other animal species. It is proximate because it operates within the nearest genus, not simply because it is an important trait.