English Dictionary

haecceity

IPA（発音記号）

/hɛkˈsiː.ə.tiː/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

(philosophy) The essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities that make an individual this specific individual and not some other.

日本語の意味

ある事物固有の本質、すなわちその対象を特異なものにする独自の性質、または特徴。 / 特定の個体が他と区別されるために有する、固有の性質や特性。

The philosopher argued that each person's haecceity could not be captured by general concepts.

その哲学者は、各人の固有性（個別的な本質）は一般的な概念では捉えられないと主張した。

意味（1）

(philosophy) The essence of a particular thing that gives it its unique particularity; those qualities that make an individual this specific individual and not some other.

He [Ignatius of Loyola] ſaith not this of ſome one Church, but of all; nor yet as of an accident proper to thoſe times of the Churches minority; but as of the Notes of every Churches Individuation or Hæcceity as they ſpeak. The Unity of the Church is characteriſed by One Altar, and One Biſhop with the Presbytery and Deacons.

haecceities （ plural ）