When we say “al-insan hayawan” (human is animal), we classify the human species under the genus animal. Animality is not an accidental feature external to the human essence.
Every human is an animal: true in this classification.
Every animal is a human: false; horses and sheep are animals too.
This recalls absolute inclusion: the extension of animal is wider than that of human.
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The Five Predicables: Genus, Species and Hierarchy of Genera
When we say “al-insan hayawan” (human is animal), we classify the human species under the genus animal. Animality is not an accidental feature external to the human essence.
Every human is an animal: true in this classification.
Every animal is a human: false; horses and sheep are animals too.
This recalls absolute inclusion: the extension of animal is wider than that of human.