Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Latin term or phrase:
consequentia a simili
English translation:
to draw a consequence from a similar case (by similarity)
Added to glossary by
Magczer
Sep 1, 2005 16:40
18 yrs ago
Latin term
consequentia a simili
Latin to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
rule in logic
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | to draw a consequence from a similar case (by similarity) |
Leonardo Marcello Pignataro (X)
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| 4 | similar situations have similar consequences |
Anne Grimes
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| 3 | inference by analogy |
Kirill Semenov
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Proposed translations
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to draw a consequence from a similar case (by similarity)
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Note added at 2 hrs 33 mins (2005-09-01 19:13:57 GMT) Post-grading
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Is that Melanthon's Erotemata?
He was a Germam scholar who brought back - or at least tried to - aristotilean metaphysics, and along with it "syllogism", which had been left out by humanist thinking and philosophy.
"Consequentia a simili" is itself a self-centered, tautologic syllogism:
If A is like B and B is like A (similarity), then (consequence) A and B share the same features.
Peer comment(s):
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Vicky Papaprodromou
: Cheers from Aristotle's neighbourhood. :-)//I finally managed to persuade all clients that I need holidays, too, so I was out shopping. I am leaving for Chalkidiki (Aristotle's homeland) on Sunday.:-)
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Hi Vicky!! Where have you been? You were the most suited for answering this! :-) // Have a great time then!!
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Egmont
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Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 23 hrs
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Joseph Brazauskas
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. I think that suits my context."
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Anne Grimes
Canada
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similar situations have similar consequences
I think this is what you are looking for..
1 hr
Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
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Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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inference by analogy
This is how it's called in mathematics and logics, I believe.
Discussion
The text is as follows:
However, for the purpose of proving this hypothesis convincingly, it is necessary to take onboard the main difference (differentia) between painting and speech, which I mentioned in general terms while analyzing the structure of the consequence drawn from the similar, presented in Erotemata.