Being and essence are the things first conceived of by the intellect
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Essence is found in substances and in accidents 1 0 2and
Essence is found in composite substances and in simple ones 1 0 2and
The universal intentions of logic are found in substances, accidents, composite substances, and simple ones 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Being and essence are the things first conceived of by the intellect 1 0 2Opposing Arguments
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If it is true that...
Being and essence are the things first conceived of by the intellect 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Knowledge of simple things should be acquired from composite ones 0 0 2Mentions
St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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The term essence is taken from being in the first sense 1 0 2Essence is also called form, for the certitude of every thing is signified through its form 1 0 2A thing is not intelligible except through its definition and essence 1 0 2Being is absolutely and primarily said of substances, and only secondarily and in a certain sense said of accidents 1 0 2The essence is that which is signified by the definition of the thing 1 0 2The essences or quiddities of simple substances are not other than the forms themselves 1 0 2The essence or quiddity can be understood without understanding anything about its existence 1 0 2In every other thing, the thing's existence is one thing, and its essence or quiddity or nature or form is another 1 0 2In created intellectual substances, existence is other than essence 1 0 2Essence exists in substances composed of matter and form, where existence is both received and limited 1 0 2