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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

On Porphyry

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A universal is that which is formed to be predicated of many ;
since things cannot be predicated of many,only words,are universals.
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A universal word is imposed on things because of a common likeness conceived by the person imposing the word.
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The common likeness of things is a function of the nature of things considered as causes of common conseption.
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Universals signify existent things ; namely,disctrete individuals ;
but,in a sense,universals consist in the understanding alone.
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Universal words are corpored with respect to the nature of things,and they are incorporeal with respect to the manner in which they signify.
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Universals signify sensible things,
but since the intrinsic substance signified is naturally separated from the things signified,
universals are,
in that sense,
insensible.
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