Univok
Univoke expressions are unambiguous linguistic expressions that are used with the same meaning.
For example, "... is a piece of furniture" is used for chairs and tables in exactly the same sense, while "... is a bank" for financial institutions and seating is stated in a completely different sense. The latter is a so-called equivocal expression. A peculiarity exists when, for example, "... is healthy" is stated by a person or a food. Such a way of speaking is often referred to as analog .
Since Aristotle at the latest , it has been discussed whether different categories and in particular “being” are expressed univok, equivok or analogously of different types of objects. Many philosophers and theologians found it necessary to explain how the talk of limited objects relates to talk of a first reason or the divine. While many theorists of the 12th and 13th centuries advocated analogy, it appeared a. Duns Scotus necessary that “being” must be analyzed as univok in a fundamental sense in order to maintain a unity of ontology and epistemology . (For more details on these debates, cf. the representation in analogy (philosophy) and the literature cited there.)
See also
Web links
- Eckhart Triebel: Explanation using the Brockhaus encyclopedia 1966 on "univok"