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Subject
al-mawḍūʿ
المَوْضُوع
The subject (mawḍūʿ) of a categorical proposition is what the judgement is about.
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Explanation
In “every human is an animal”, “human” is the subject.
Also written as: mawdu, subject term.
In the text
وَالْجُزْءُ الأَوَّلُ مِنَ الْحَمْلِيَّةِ يُسَمَّى: مَوْضُوعًا، وَالثَّانِي: مَحْمُولًا؛ وَالْجُزْءُ الأَوَّلُ مِنَ الشَّرْطِيَّةِ يُسَمَّى: مُقَدَّمًا، وَالثَّانِي: تَالِيًا.The first part of a categorical is called the subject and the second the predicate; the first part of a conditional is called the antecedent and the second the consequent.Related terms
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