I kind of love this: the irreducible determination of a thing that makes it this particular thing. Or, the irreducible determination of a person that makes it this particular person.
So, what is your haecceity?
R World (Ron Davison muses aloud)
19 January 2024
Haecceity: the irreducible determination of a thing that makes it this particular thing
Haecceity is a term from medieval scholastic philosophy, first coined by followers of Duns Scotus to denote a concept that he seems to have originated: the irreducible determination of a thing that makes it this particular thing.
I kind of love this: the irreducible determination of a thing that makes it this particular thing. Or, the irreducible determination of a person that makes it this particular person.
So, what is your haecceity?
I kind of love this: the irreducible determination of a thing that makes it this particular thing. Or, the irreducible determination of a person that makes it this particular person.
So, what is your haecceity?
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What a cool question!
I like to see old things in a new light, and show people old things in a new light.
I remember hearing a joke in one of George Carlin's routines: "Some say the glass is half full, some say the glass is half empty. I say the glass is too big." Even though it was kind of a throwaway joke, it really opened my eyes to the idea that possibilities existed outside of those normally presented to us.
Thanks Thomas.
Comedy done well is like a little paradigm shift.
I hope all is well!
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