| The haecceity of a thing is what makes this particular thing what it is in particular. |
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| Not that it actually matters, but that is the haecceity of the question and its answer. |
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| True enough, we can only refer to Quine's haecceity by referring, at least obliquely, to Quine. |
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| Also, for any individual and any counterpart relation, there is the set of that individual together with all its counterparts, and this is a less strict sort of haecceity. |
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| However, all that follows from that is that if Quine hadn't existed, it would not have been possible to refer to his haecceity, at least, not by means of a gerund involving a proper name of Quine. |
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| For Quine is the very component that distinguishes being identical with Quine from every other haecceity, and hence he appears to be essential to its identity. |
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| The individual substance itself, falling under or instantiating the complete concept, just is the nature or haecceity. |
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| Similarly, the distinction between the 'thisness' or haecceity of a thing is intermediate between a real and a conceptual distinction. |
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| Finally, I offer an introduction to Scotus's theory of haecceity and highlight the ways it might serve as a foundational resource for a contemporary theological anthropology. |
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| For Aquinas, it was matter that distinguished us as individuals, but for Scotus, each person had its own individual essence or haecceity that made him unique. |
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| The website, sorry portal, in question is that of Haecceity Inc at www. |
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