principium
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Origin of principium
1575–85; < Latin prīncipium literally, that which is first, equivalent to prīncip- ( see prince) + -ium -ium
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Thus he who is still involved in the principium individuationis, in egoism, only knows particular things and their relation to his own person, and these constantly become new motives of his volition.
From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur
N. Q. iii. 29; whereas principium denotes the beginning as a concrete notion, as that part of the whole which stands before the other parts in things, and goes before them in actions, in opp. to extremum.
From Döderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes by Döderlein, Ludwig
So long as the knowledge is merely that which is involved in the principium individuationis and exclusively follows the principle of sufficient reason, the strength of the motives is irresistible.
From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur
It is no answer to say that the consciousness of God is the principium essendi, while the consciousness of self is the principium cognoscendi.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
It is one, not with the unity of an object or of a concept, but as that which lies outside of space and time, beyond the principium individuationis, that is, the possibility of plurality.
From Schopenhauer by Whittaker, Thomas
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