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The term “abstraction” is the usual expression in medi - eval philosophical terminology for several processes distinguished in Aristotle's writings by different terms, viz., aphairesis (ἄφαιρεσις) and korismos (χωρισμός) described in different ways.
Dictionary of the History of Ideas JULIUS WEINBERG 1968
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The term “abstraction” is the usual expression in medi - eval philosophical terminology for several processes distinguished in Aristotle's writings by different terms, viz., aphairesis and korismos described in different ways.
fbharjo commented on the word aphairesis
the mental process where the material object is set apart - sequestered or bracketed - by the categoring mind. brackets please!'>brackets please!
August 5, 2011