ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HAECCEITY
From Medieval Latin haecceitas, literally: thisness, from haec, feminine of hic this.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAECCEITY»
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haecceity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
haecceity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Haecceity: An Ontological Essay
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Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
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Individuation in Scholasticism: The Later Middle Ages and ...
And if it is understood that something is common according to reason, then
haecceity is as common in this sense as matter and form. For in the propositions.
This haecceity (of Socrates) is a haecceity', and 'That haecceity (of Plato) is a ...
Haecceity (/h k si t /; from the Latin haecceitas, which translates as "thisness") is a term from medieval philosophy first coined by Duns Scotus which denotes the discrete qualities, properties or characteristics of a thing which make it a ...
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Leibniz: Critical and Interpretive Essays
Similarly, we should distinguish a strict haecceity set S from various flabby
haecceity sets that correspond to S. Obviously then, (vii) should be rejected. But
the really interesting question here concerns Leibniz's attitude toward this
doctrine: (ix) ...
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The Untamed God: A Philosophical Exploration of Divine ...
Loosely, a haecceity is a “thisness” of an individual, that which individuates the
person from all other entities. There is a long-standing dispute in the history of
philosophy concerning haecceities. For Duns Scotus and Thomas Aquinas, ...
Nevertheless the following reasoning shows that its conclusion is false:
indistinguishable particles do not have any individual haecceity making them
intrinsically though non-qualitatively different from each other. Redhead and
Teller ...
Jan Faye, Paul Needham, Uwe Scheffler, 2006
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God, Time, and Eternity: The Coherence of Theism II: Eternity
Wierenga calls this special essence one's haecceity, and he claims that
propositions expressed by sentences involving the first person pronoun entail the
haecceity of the person using such expressions; such propositions he calls "first
person ...
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The Ascent of Man: A Philosophy of Human Nature
The theory of human nature developed in this book is a descriptive, dynamic, bottom-up, non-essentialist, naturalist theory. Harris is well versed in classical philosophy and contemporary behavioral science.
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Individuation and Identity in Early Modern Philosophy: ...
Descartes to Kant Kenneth F. Barber, Jorge J. E. Gracia. haecceity, the Scotistic
principle of individuation. Scotists were realists about universals and so held that
each individual of a specific kind has a common nature, a nature that is formally ...
Kenneth F. Barber, Jorge J. E. Gracia, 1994
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAECCEITY»
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Robert Macfarlane's Landmarks is a simple wonder
... of small miracles. You perceive what medieval theologians called haecceity, this-ness all around you — whether “this” is a tree, a rock, a bird. «The Australian, May 15»
Faith Forum: Which spouse should change their surname?
A name could be used to curse or to bless, and could convey a haecceity, or a person's individual essence. This tradition has persisted in ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Mar 15»
'the stroke of an oar given in true time'
And without isolating and articulating its haecceity, the Miami art scene cannot coalesce into a distinctive force. History frustrates that bid for ... «The Fortnightly Review, May 14»
This unimaginable being “with-us-ness”
This “with-us-ness” reminds me of Duns Scotus' concept of haecceity, or “this-ness,” rather than “what-ness.” And it is in that vein that the highly ... «Albany Times Union, Dec 13»
New First Step In Portfolio Construction
Haecceity (pronounced:/hakˈsēətē/) is a philosophical term that translates to "thisness." It can be thought of as the discrete properties, ... «Seeking Alpha, Aug 13»
The real lasting power of two
... from eminent thinkers on subjects too disparate to be memorable: anthropophilia, cognitive humility, haecceity, and other such abstruse concepts. «Livemint, Jun 13»
A Regretful Good-bye to Former Packers Safety Nick Collins
It's special to watch someone so blessed with the haecceity of a football player, and missing that is one thing on which Packers fans and I can ... «Grantland, Sep 12»
Could We Ever Accept Cloned Humans With Duplicated Minds?
... nature of authenticity and uniqueness have been considered since medieval philosopher Duns Scotus proposed the concept of "haecceity" ... «Huffington Post, Aug 12»
The invented languages of Clockwork Apples and Oranges
I is in the fullness of haecceity now, my dear sistaz'. If your Latin fails you, look it up in the Dictionary. In Webb's novel, we are, significantly, on ... «OUPblog, Jan 12»
This year's big question is Edgier than ever
I like surprises, so experimental psychologist Bruce Hood's suggestion of "haecceity" was fun: "... originally a metaphysical concept... it is the ... «New Scientist, Jan 11»
