Knowledge of simple things should be acquired from composite ones
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Being and essence are the things first conceived of by the intellect 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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A significant portion of knowledge is unconscious and may only surface when attempting to explain it 1 0 2Gaining knowledge about a subject can reveal gaps in understanding 1 0 2New discoveries often have to be conceived initially as variations of existing things 1 0 2Some substances are simple and some are composite, and essence is in both 1 0 2Form alone is not the essence of a composite thing 1 0 2The essence of a composite thing is not the composite thing itself, even if the essence is composite 1 0 2The essences of composite things are multiplied according to the division of matter 1 0 2Essence is found in composite substances and in simple ones 1 0 2Acquiring knowledge is possible 1 0 2Knowledge can be acquired empirically or through apprehension 1 0 2