A remote differentia distinguishes a target species from some others under a remote genus, but not from species sharing its immediate genus. In the text, sentient (ḥassās) separates humans and horses from trees among growing bodies, yet does not distinguish humans from horses. It is therefore remote for human.
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The book’s remote differentia
Proximate and Remote Genus and Differentia
A remote differentia distinguishes a target species from some others under a remote genus, but not from species sharing its immediate genus. In the text, sentient (ḥassās) separates humans and horses from trees among growing bodies, yet does not distinguish humans from horses. It is therefore remote for human.