Concept

Sui generis

Overview

Latin phrase meaning "of its own kind"; in a class by itself; unique

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Sui generis

• Rudolf Otto
• Gualtiero Piccinini

Related ideas

• G. E. Moore
• Intellectual property
• Analytic philosophy
• Latin
• Law
• Species
• Political philosophy
• Classification
• Time (magazine)
• Utilitarianism
• Genre
• Copyright
• Non-physical entity
• City of London
• Concept
• Ethical naturalism

Opposing perspectives

• Definitions of knowledge

Place in the tradition

Part of Analytic philosophy.

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