LessonsThe Five Predicables: Genus, Species and Hierarchy of GeneraQuiz

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Species also has a second meaning, called relative species.

A relative species (naw‘ idafi) is considered with reference to a higher genus: a broader genus is predicated of it and of other distinct natures alongside it.

Human is a relative species under animal, because animal applies to humans and to other species such as horses.

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The relative sense of species

The Five Predicables: Genus, Species and Hierarchy of Genera

وللنوع معنى آخر، ويقال له: النوع الإضافي
Species also has a second meaning, called relative species.

A relative species (naw‘ idafi) is considered with reference to a higher genus: a broader genus is predicated of it and of other distinct natures alongside it.

Human is a relative species under animal, because animal applies to humans and to other species such as horses.