quiddityˈkwɪd ɪ ti
quiddity
English Definitions:
quibble, quiddity, cavil (noun)
an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections
quiddity, haecceity (noun)
the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
quiddity (Noun)
The essence or inherent nature of a person or thing.
quiddity (Noun)
A trifle; a nicety or quibble
quiddity (Noun)
An eccentricity; an odd feature
Quiddity
In scholastic philosophy, quiddity was another term for the essence of an object, literally its "whatness," or "what it is." The term derives from the Latin word "quidditas," which was used by the medieval scholastics as a literal translation of the equivalent term in Aristotle's Greek. It describes properties that a particular substance shares with others of its kind. The question "what is it?" asks for a general description by way of commonality. This is quiddity or "whatness". Quiddity was often contrasted by the scholastic philosophers with the haecceity or "thisness" of an item, which was supposed to be a positive characteristic of an individual that caused them to be this individual, and no other. It is used in this sense in British poet George Herbert's eponymous poem, "Quiddity."
Quiddity
In scholastic philosophy, "quiddity" (; Latin: quidditas) was another term for the essence of an object, literally its "whatness" or "what it is".
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