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The name of Consideration appears only about the beginning of the sixteenth century, and we do not know by what steps it became a settled term of art. The word seems to have gone throug...
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PSTH
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2021-11-08T18:43:07Z (almost 3 years ago)
- > The name of Consideration appears only about the beginning of the sixteenth century, and we do not know by
- what steps it became a settled term of art. The word
- seems to have gone through the following significations :
[1.] first, contemplation in general; **[2.]** then deliberate decision on- a disputed question (hence the old form of judgments in
- the Common Law Courts, “It is considered”) (e); **[3.]** then
- the grounds as well as the act of deliberation; and **[4.]** lastly,
- in particular, that which induces a grant or promise.
- 1. Which semantic shift according to [Typology by Blank (1999)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change#Typology_by_Blank_(1999)) befits "consideration" here? Specialization of meaning?
- 2. I too don't "know by
- what steps" signification 2 shifted to 3 and 4! Kindly expatiate the steps?
- I understand signification 1, as it's just the ordinary meaning of "consideration"! But 2 feels unintelligibly alien, and 3 and 4 have semantically shifted too much for me to fill in the steps. Kindly find the quote in the scan beneath alongside the red line.
- [![enter image description here][1]][1]
- Frederick Pollock. *Principles Of Contract*. (1902) Page 170 printed on the paper, but digitally it appears at [p. 220/400](https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285387/page/n219).
- [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/EAgE0.jpg
- > The name of Consideration appears only about the beginning of the sixteenth century, and we do not know by
- what steps it became a settled term of art. The word
- seems to have gone through the following significations :
- **[1.]** first, contemplation in general; **[2.]** then deliberate decision on
- a disputed question (hence the old form of judgments in
- the Common Law Courts, “It is considered”) (e); **[3.]** then
- the grounds as well as the act of deliberation; and **[4.]** lastly,
- in particular, that which induces a grant or promise.
- 1. Which semantic shift according to [Typology by Blank (1999)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change#Typology_by_Blank_(1999)) befits "consideration" here? Specialization of meaning?
- 2. I too don't "know by
- what steps" signification 2 shifted to 3 and 4! Kindly expatiate the steps?
- I understand signification 1, as it's just the ordinary meaning of "consideration"! But 2 feels unintelligibly alien, and 3 and 4 have semantically shifted too much for me to fill in the steps. Kindly find the quote in the scan beneath alongside the red line.
- [![enter image description here][1]][1]
- Frederick Pollock. *Principles Of Contract*. (1902) Page 170 printed on the paper, but digitally it appears at [p. 220/400](https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285387/page/n219).
- [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/EAgE0.jpg
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Moshi
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2020-11-17T02:09:36Z (almost 4 years ago)
> The name of Consideration appears only about the beginning of the sixteenth century, and we do not know by what steps it became a settled term of art. The word seems to have gone through the following significations : [1.] first, contemplation in general; **[2.]** then deliberate decision on a disputed question (hence the old form of judgments in the Common Law Courts, “It is considered”) (e); **[3.]** then the grounds as well as the act of deliberation; and **[4.]** lastly, in particular, that which induces a grant or promise. 1. Which semantic shift according to [Typology by Blank (1999)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change#Typology_by_Blank_(1999)) befits "consideration" here? Specialization of meaning? 2. I too don't "know by what steps" signification 2 shifted to 3 and 4! Kindly expatiate the steps? I understand signification 1, as it's just the ordinary meaning of "consideration"! But 2 feels unintelligibly alien, and 3 and 4 have semantically shifted too much for me to fill in the steps. Kindly find the quote in the scan beneath alongside the red line. [![enter image description here][1]][1] Frederick Pollock. *Principles Of Contract*. (1902) Page 170 printed on the paper, but digitally it appears at [p. 220/400](https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285387/page/n219). [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/EAgE0.jpg
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PSTH
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2020-11-13T05:25:14Z (almost 4 years ago)
How did 'consideration' shift to signify grounds and the act of deliberation, then inducer of a grant or promise?
> The name of Consideration appears only about the beginning of the sixteenth century, and we do not know by what steps it became a settled term of art. The word seems to have gone through the following significations : [1.] first, contemplation in general; **[2.]** then deliberate decision on a disputed question (hence the old form of judgments in the Common Law Courts, “It is considered”) (e); **[3.]** then the grounds as well as the act of deliberation; and **[4.]** lastly, in particular, that which induces a grant or promise. 1. Which semantic shift according to [Typology by Blank (1999)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_change#Typology_by_Blank_(1999)) befits "consideration" here? Specialization of meaning? 2. I too don't "know by what steps" signification 2 shifted to 3 and 4! Kindly expatiate the steps? I understand signification 1, as it's just the ordinary meaning of "consideration"! But 2 feels unintelligibly alien, and 3 and 4 have semantically shifted too much for me to fill in the steps. Kindly find the quote in the scan beneath alongside the red line. [![enter image description here][1]][1] Frederick Pollock. *Principles Of Contract*. (1902) Page 170 printed on the paper, but digitally it appears at [p. 220/400](https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285387/page/n219). [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/EAgE0.jpg