13-02-2023, 04:10 AM
(13-02-2023, 12:06 AM)Eesharebba Wrote: If he is a man because he is Amr, then humanity does not exist in anyone else, and if he is a man because of a general nature, then he is composed of two natures, a general one and a special one and the compound is an effect; but the necessary existent has no cause, and therefore the necessary existent is unique. And when Avicenna’s statement is given in this form it is true.
But here's where some issues exist.
Why do two realities have to be separate?
For example, if I say, there is a lake, and there is a river, and there is an ocean,
Sure, they can be separate entities, or they can be connected in various ways. Here, we aren't even taking a look at this.
If Amr is a man because he is Amr, it means in the "pool of water" which is Amr's reality, he is a man. However, what if there is a larger "pool of water" which connects Amr to mankind, but not to animalkind, in such a manner?
