 Topos results from conceptualization and does not exist outside the soul. Topos is immaterial, and something general (ʻamm). ‘General’ has its own meaning in Avempace: it comprises universals (kulliyat) and particulars, as well as the specific difference, the definition and its parts, the description and its parts, properties, accidents, and concomitants, etc. ‘General’ helps to elevate the theory of the topoi to a comprehensive theory of syllogisms as vehicles of knowledge in all disciplines. 