In this logical tradition, nāṭiq means the rational capacity attributed to humans, not merely producing audible speech. A young child or a person unable to speak remains human, while a parrot repeating words is not thereby rational in the book’s technical sense. Do not confuse the philosophical term with everyday speech.
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Nāṭiq does not simply mean speaking aloud
Proximate and Remote Genus and Differentia
In this logical tradition, nāṭiq means the rational capacity attributed to humans, not merely producing audible speech. A young child or a person unable to speak remains human, while a parrot repeating words is not thereby rational in the book’s technical sense. Do not confuse the philosophical term with everyday speech.