Derived from the Latin ‘quidditas’, meaning ‘whatness’, it is used in philosophy to designate the specific features of a thing that determine it as that thing. It is a form of universal knowledge and may be compared to essence.
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Derived from the Latin ‘quidditas’, meaning ‘whatness’, it is used in philosophy to designate the specific features of a thing that determine it as that thing. It is a form of universal knowledge and may be compared to essence.