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haecceity

/ hiːk-; hɛkˈsiːÉȘtÉȘ /

noun

  1. philosophy the property that uniquely identifies an object Compare quiddity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of haecceity1

C17: from Medieval Latin haecceitas, literally: thisness, from haec, feminine of hic this
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Example Sentences

We might take a lesson from John Duns Scotus, one of the most important Franciscan theologians, who stressed the concept of “thisness,” or “haecceity.”

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Radical Islam, no less than Western nationhood, is not a freestanding haecceity against which you can go to war, as more than one Republican Presidential candidate has wheezed.

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