LessonsThe Five Predicables: Differentia, Property, Common Accident, Essential and Accidental AttributesQuiz

وقد يختص اسم الذاتي بالجنس والفصل فقط، ولا يطلق على النوع بهذا الإطلاق لفظ الذاتي.
Sometimes 'intrinsic' is reserved for genus and differentia only, and under this narrower usage it is not applied to species.

The reason is that genus and differentia are constituents of the specific essence, whereas species expresses that essence as a whole rather than as a single constituent.

The broader classification of three intrinsic predicables and the narrower usage of two are compatible once the differing scope of the term is recognized.

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A terminological qualification about species

The Five Predicables: Differentia, Property, Common Accident, Essential and Accidental Attributes

وقد يختص اسم الذاتي بالجنس والفصل فقط، ولا يطلق على النوع بهذا الإطلاق لفظ الذاتي.
Sometimes 'intrinsic' is reserved for genus and differentia only, and under this narrower usage it is not applied to species.

The reason is that genus and differentia are constituents of the specific essence, whereas species expresses that essence as a whole rather than as a single constituent.

The broader classification of three intrinsic predicables and the narrower usage of two are compatible once the differing scope of the term is recognized.