Kind (philosophy)

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Type ( syn. : Species concept ; lat. : Species ) is called in the logic one term derived from common characteristics of individual terms is formed. This commonality of characteristics also applies to other equally important species terms. Because of such equal classes of conceptual objects, higher generic terms arise .

Species terms are thus structured hierarchically . They are hierarchically below the generic terms and have a smaller scope than these, cf. → Arbor porphyriana . So are z. B. the obtuse triangles a species that belongs to the genus of triangles. The species is one of the five predicables coined by Porphyrios .

This system is conventionally used in particular in biology and the biological species known there , but also in theology, medicine, mathematics, natural science and geometry.

 
 
 
 
 
Genus
(e.g. living being)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Type 1
(e.g. human)
 
 
species-forming
difference

(e.g. reasonably gifted)
 
 
Type 2
(e.g. animal)
 
 
 
 

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Individual evidence

  1. Georgi Schischkoff (Ed.): Philosophical dictionary. Alfred-Kröner, Stuttgart 14 1982, ISBN 3-520-01321-5 ; Material article Art page 39; Material article predicables page 552.