Philosophical, against the common view · thesis 2>45

Thesis 2>45

Latin

Si unitas generis non est solum ex parte concipientis, sed etiam ex parte concepti, necesse est quaecunque sunt in eodem genere logico esse in eodem genere physico.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 19563

English

If the unity of a genus lies not only on the side of the one conceiving but also on the side of what is conceived, then whatever things fall under the same logical genus must necessarily fall under the same physical genus.

Farmer's note (farmer1998:19618) observes that Pico himself rejected the realist premise of this conditional; the thesis states the entailment, not Pico's acceptance of the antecedent.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-25 by TRANSLATOR-T05, reworded 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-FIX; sense checked against farmer1998:19618; awaiting human check

Attribution: Pico's own opinion (section 2>, philosophical conclusions dissenting from the common philosophy) · Pico's stance: endorses

Farmer's cross-references

• 2>2 Intentio secunda est ens rationis, habens se per modum formae qualitatiue, ab operatione intellectus proueniens consequutive, non effectiue.
• 2>3 Nec prima intentio nec secunda intentio alicubi sunt subiectiue.
• 3>2 Non possumus dicere quod de re precisissime sumpta aliquid praedicetur praedicatione proprie dicta.