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EXAMINATION OF THE DEFINITION OF " SENSE-PERCEPTION". 649
The argument may be formulated as follows That Cognition which apprehends the Specific Individuality must be free from Conceptual Content, -like the Pre-cognition ;-the Cognition that is held to be the subsequent Perception does apprehend the Specific Individuality ;-80 this is a natural reason (proving its non-conceptual character).
This argument is only in the nature of a Reductio ad absurdum.-The Reason cannot be said to be Inconclusive. Because, that the Specific Individuality cannot be denoted by words has already been proved in the Chapter dealing with the 'Exclusion of other Things' (as forming the denotation of words).
Nor is the Reason Contradictory; as it is present in all cases where the Probandum is known to exist.-(1293-1294)
It might be urged that-The Reason is Inadmissible, as it pertains to the Universal only".
The answer to this is as follows:
TEXT (1295).
IF THE UNIVERSAL ALONE WERE APPREHENDED, THEN THE QUALIFICATION (PROPERTY) WOULD BE SOMETHING AHSOLUTELY DISTINCT ; AND THIS IS NOT WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE OTHER
PARTY, AS ASSERTED (BY HIMSELF).- (1295)
COMMENTARY. The qualification would be something absolutely distinct from the Thing qualified.
This is not acceptable to the other party', -i.e. this absolute distinction between the qualification and the qualified.
"How do you know that it is not acceptable ?" Answer:- As has been asserted'-i.e. hy himself.-(1295)
Question :-"What is it that has been asserted by him?" Answer Kumarila says as below)
TEXT (1296).
"IF THE QUALIFICATION WERE ABSOLUTELY DISTINCT FROM THE QUALIFIED, THEN HOW COULD IT BRING ABOUT IN THE qualified A COGNITION IN KEEPING WITH ITSELF?"-Shloka.
vürlilu-SENSE-PERCEPTION, 142].-(1296)
COMMENTARY.
The term "absolutely' has been added in view of the fact that some sort of indirect distinction is admitted ; inasmuch as his view is that the
