Latin term that can be translated as “as.” Thus, to speak of “man qua man” is to speak of “man as man,” i.e., man considered in himself. In logic, this is also called reduplication.
Literally, “whatness”; a synonym for essence, focusing on the essence’s role in founding the definition of things, that is, their “what- (quid-)ness.”
Latin term that can be translated as “with respect to us.”
Latin term that can be translated as “with respect to itself” or “in itself.”
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