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mental synthesis

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term mental synthesis

Referenced by:
mentally constructed synthesis (alternative term)
synthesis (alternative term)
Tibetan spyi
Sanskrit
Pali
Definition The imputation of a conceptual category in which the bases for imputation are the individual sensibilia of a commonsense object, the parts of any of the sensibilia of a commonsense object, the moments in the continuum of a commonsense object, or items sharing a common defining characteristic. Synonymous with "conceptual category" and "category."

TRANSLATIONS

German geistige Synthese
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... generality; general; all; universal