| 单词 | analogy of proportionality |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanalogy of proportionality analogy of proportionality n. analogy in which two things share a common name and the notion expressed by this name is proportionally the same.For example, God's goodness can be understood on an analogy of creaturely goodness: as our goodness is proportional to us so is God's proportional to him. ΚΠ 1906 F. Aveling God of Philos. xiv. 163 We fall back, therefore, upon analogy as an explanation of the manner in which these terms common to both are used of God and of creatures. [Note] E.g., the analogy of proportionality. 1955 Philos. Q. 5 186 He asserts that..analogy of proportionality does not hold a central place in St. Thomas's thought. 2006 R. Attfield Creation, Evol. & Meaning i. 25 In the Analogy of Proportionality..God's goodness and other attributes are held to be related to God's nature in the same manner or ratio as human goodness is to human nature. < as lemmas |
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