The highest genus (jins ‘ali) has no further genus above it within the hierarchy. It is also called genus of genera (jins al-ajnas).
The source uses substance (jawhar) as its example. Body, growing body and animal occupy lower ranks beneath substance in this classification.
The three ranks—highest, intermediate and lowest—describe positions in an ordered hierarchy, rather than three unrelated kinds of essence.
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The Five Predicables: Genus, Species and Hierarchy of Genera
The highest genus (jins ‘ali) has no further genus above it within the hierarchy. It is also called genus of genera (jins al-ajnas).
The source uses substance (jawhar) as its example. Body, growing body and animal occupy lower ranks beneath substance in this classification.
The three ranks—highest, intermediate and lowest—describe positions in an ordered hierarchy, rather than three unrelated kinds of essence.