determinatio

Aquinas characterizes the fixing of a rule when natural reason runs out of resources but a rule is nevertheless needed as determinatio.

There's not always a word for the thing you want to say. Ann Althouse 2008

An important function of the master in both quodlibetal and disputed questions is the determinatio, in which the master ordered the various smaller questions into articles of a given question.

Literary Forms of Medieval Philosophy Sweeney, Eileen 2008

We don't have a nice term for use of some irrelevant but playful criteria to exercise determinatio, though.

There's not always a word for the thing you want to say. Ann Althouse 2008

The fact that the new or amended rule depends upon the social-fact source constituted or employed by the act of determinatio does not entail that a normative reason (an “ought”) is being illogically derived from a bare fact (an “is”).

Natural Law Theories Finnis, John 2007

Once the determinatio is validly made, fulfilling the criteria of validity provided by or under the relevant legal system's constitutional law, it changes the pre-existing state of the law by introducing a new or amended legal rule and proposition (s) of law.

Natural Law Theories Finnis, John 2007

This doctrine is the simple converse of the famous proposition of Spinoza, — not ‘Omnis determinatio est negatio,’ but ‘Omnis negatio est determinatio’; — not, All distinction is negation, but,

The Sophist 2006

A determinatio, if it is just and fit to be authoritative, must have a rational connection to principles of practical reasonableness.

Aquinas' Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy Finnis, John 2005

In Gauteng and North West, the board decided to withdraw its re-determinatio - the Westonaria local municipality and the City of Merafong would remain with the West Rand District Municipality.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

For Spinoza "omnis determinatio est negatio" — every individual determination is merely

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

In 1351 he passed the first examination (determinatio) at the University of Paris, where he figured as a member of the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913