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| ==Etymology== | | ==Etymology== |
| [[Latin]] tri- (three) + unus one — more at [[one]] | | [[Latin]] tri- (three) + unus one — more at [[one]] |
− | *Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1605] | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1605] |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
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| Generally a trichotomy is a three-way [[classificatory]] division, and some philosophers pursued trichotomies in particular. Important trichotomies [[discussed]] by [[Thomas Aquinas|Aquinas]] include the [[causal]] principles ([[agent]], patient, [[act]]) and the acts of the [[intellect]] ([[concept]], [[judgment]], reasoning), both rooted in Aristotle; the [[transcendental]]s of [[being]] ([[unity]], [[truth]], [[goodness]]); and the requisites of the [[beautiful]] (wholeness, [[harmony]], [[radiance]]). | | Generally a trichotomy is a three-way [[classificatory]] division, and some philosophers pursued trichotomies in particular. Important trichotomies [[discussed]] by [[Thomas Aquinas|Aquinas]] include the [[causal]] principles ([[agent]], patient, [[act]]) and the acts of the [[intellect]] ([[concept]], [[judgment]], reasoning), both rooted in Aristotle; the [[transcendental]]s of [[being]] ([[unity]], [[truth]], [[goodness]]); and the requisites of the [[beautiful]] (wholeness, [[harmony]], [[radiance]]). |
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− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sanders_Peirce Charles Sanders Peirce] built his [[philosophy]] on trichotomies and triadic [[relations]] based on his trichotomy of categories (firstness: [[quality]] of [[feeling]]; secondness: [[reaction]], [[resistance]], dyadic relation; and thirdness: [[representation]], triadic relation). | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sanders_Peirce Charles Sanders Peirce] built his [[philosophy]] on trichotomies and triadic [[relations]] based on his trichotomy of categories (firstness: [[quality]] of [[feeling]]; secondness: [[reaction]], [[resistance]], dyadic relation; and thirdness: [[representation]], triadic relation). |
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− | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''Triunity''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Triunity '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Triads]]''''', and '''''Triunities''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Triunity '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
− | *[[Three]] | + | *'''''[[Three]]''''' |
− | *[[Triad]] | + | *'''''[[Triad]]''''' |
− | *[[Trinity]] | + | *'''''[[Trinity]]''''' |
− | *[[104:5 Triodities|Triodities]] | + | *'''''[[104:5 Triodities|Triodities]]''''' |
− | *[[104:4 The Seven Triunities|The Seven Trinunities]] | + | *'''''[[104:4 The Seven Triunities|Trinunities]]''''' |
| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |