aliorelative relation

Posted On March 23, 2024

• An aliorelative relation never holds between a term and itself.
• Same as irreflexive relation.
• Ross says “denominations are aliorelative, a point Aquinas also made.” This is a good example of why I’d like to start a James F. Ross discussion group. “Aliorelative” sounds like a modern term to me. If so, then Aquinas would not have used that precise term. So why does Ross say that Aquinas held that “denominations are aliorelative“? I’m sure he has something real in mind here. But what?