The mawdu‘ lahu is the meaning for which a word has been assigned. Before classifying an indication, identify that full assigned meaning.
In the book’s classical analysis, the full concept of “human” is “rational animal” (hayawan natiq). Animal and rational are two conceptual constituents of this definition.
Without fixing the full concept, we cannot distinguish a whole from a part or a necessary implication.
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The Three Kinds of Conventional Verbal Indication
The mawdu‘ lahu is the meaning for which a word has been assigned. Before classifying an indication, identify that full assigned meaning.
In the book’s classical analysis, the full concept of “human” is “rational animal” (hayawan natiq). Animal and rational are two conceptual constituents of this definition.
Without fixing the full concept, we cannot distinguish a whole from a part or a necessary implication.