Paradoxical, new doctrines · thesis 3>1

Thesis 3>1

Latin

Sicut esse proprietatum praeceditur ab esse quiditatiuo, ita esse quiditatiuum praeceditur ab esse uniali.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 20265

English

The existence of properties is preceded by quidditative existence, in the same way that quidditative existence is itself preceded by unial existence.

'esse uniale' ('unial existence') is Pico's own coinage for the mode of being proper to primordial unity; sense checked, no further crux.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T06b; sense checked against farmer1998:20297; awaiting human check

Attribution: Pico's own opinion (section 3>, paradoxical conclusions introducing new doctrines) · Pico's stance: endorses

Farmer's cross-references

• 11>68 Qui sciuerit quid sit denarius in Arithmetica formali, et cognouerit naturam primi numeri spherici, sciet illud quod ego adhuc apud aliquem