Condition when it arises

Translation of Latin origin [In statu nascendi

To understand a concept, it is good to look closely at the "state of affairs when it arose"

Because it is the closest in terms of "mental state before the concept is acquired".

Over time, abstraction and expansion of meaning become more difficult to understand

relevance

Supplement with specific episodes of the author's life.

But I can't always do it because I can't write the story or it doesn't fit the volume.

I'll approximate it with a parable.

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