The book defines common accident (arad-e-am) as an accidental universal applicable to individuals of different specific natures.
Its example is mashi, one that walks on feet. Walking is not exclusive to humans; cattle and goats can do it too.
It expresses a non-essential feature shared across different kinds, rather than a constituent of each kind's defining essence.
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Definition of common accident
The Five Universals: Genus, Species, Differentia, Property, Common Accident
The book defines common accident (arad-e-am) as an accidental universal applicable to individuals of different specific natures.
Its example is mashi, one that walks on feet. Walking is not exclusive to humans; cattle and goats can do it too.
It expresses a non-essential feature shared across different kinds, rather than a constituent of each kind's defining essence.