Haecceitic

Quick meaning: Haecceitic is an adjective meaning (philosophy) Of or pertaining to haecceity.

Meaning

(philosophy) Of or pertaining to haecceity.

Example Sentences

Anyhow, the haecceitic individual would argue, as [John] Rawls would say, in virtue of his haecceitic identity alone. Sans qualities envy can neither be attributed nor imputed to him; he is nonanvious [sic: nonenvious?].

But that's what I mean, Everett's friends are all tired grey businessmen or engineers or something, and Francine's all seem to be mumbling poets with pimply necks, God it's all so – so haecceitic. I could've gone to Nassau .

A kind is haecceitic if it concerns a specified individual. For example, buying Mary a bucket of roses and moving to Dallas are haecceitic kinds. The motivation for this restriction is that normative concepts do not permit mere haecceitic differences to make a normative difference.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include haecceitistic, hetaeric, hebephrenic, hauntological, henotheistic, heutagogic.

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