Contributions to Philosophy (Of the Event): Of the Event

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LAT I N–ENGLISH GLOSSA RY actus act adaequatio adequation aeternum eternal analogia entis analogy of being anima soul animal rationale rational animal animus spirit apperceptio apperception appetitus appetite argumentum ex re argument based on observing the thing itself argumentum ex verbo argument based on other arguments causa cause causa prima first cause causa sui cause of itself causatum ab ente infinito caused by an infinite being certitudo certainty certum certain certum esse to be certain clara et distincta perceptio clear and distinct perception cogitare to think cogitatio a thought cogito me cogitare I think of myself thinking componere scripta de aliqua re to compile what has been written on some topic connexio connection creatio creation creatum creatoris the creation of the creator Deus God Deus creator God the creator doctrina learning ecce homo Behold the man. ego I ego cogito sum I am thinking, I am. ego cogito—ergo sum I am thinking—therefore I am. ego percipio I myself am perceiving. ens a being ens actu a being in actuality ens certum certain being ens creatum created being ens entium the being of all beings; the highest being ens finitum finite being ens in commune being in common ens qua ens beings as beings entitas entis the being of the being esse to be; being essentia essence ex-sistere to stand out; exist experientia experience experimentum test; experiment experiri to know by trial fides faith filius legitimus legitimate son forma form harmonia mundi harmony of the world homo animal rationale man the rational animal identitas identity imaginatio imagination intellectus intellect intellectus divinus divine intellect intuitus intuition lumen light lumen naturale natural light materia matter monas monad negativum negative omne ens all beings ordo order perceptio perception perceptum the perceived positum posited possibilitas possibility 428 Latin–English Glossary qua principium as a principle quale quality quantitas quantity quantum magnitude ratio reason realitas reality rectitudo correctness; conformity res thing; matter at issue saeculum age scientia knowledge scio I know sensorium Dei God’s sensorium sermo something said sermones et scripta things said and written specialia specialties spiritus spirit subjectum subject substantia substance summum ens the highest being universitas university universum universal verbum divinum divine word veritas truth veritas iudicii truth of judgment verum true verum esse to be true Latin–English Glossary 429 ...