Generalia

/dʒɛnərˈɑːliə/ noun

Definition

General or universal principles, matters, or concepts as opposed to specific particulars or details.

Etymology

From Latin 'generalia' (neuter plural of 'generalis'), meaning general things. Used in philosophy and theology to describe universal concepts rather than individual instances.

Kelly Says

Medieval philosophers debated 'generalia'—whether 'redness' or 'horseness' actually existed as universal ideas or just as individual red things and individual horses—it's the debate that invented modern logic!

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