Matter alone is not the essence of the thing

Negation: Matter alone is the essence of the thing 0 0 0

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Argument #cf87e770 1 0 2

If it is true that...

Matter alone is not the essence of the thing 1 0 2

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Form alone is not the essence of a composite thing 1 0 2

Then it must be true that...

The essence is that which is signified by the definition of the thing 1 0 2

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St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence

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Form alone is not the essence of a composite thing 1 0 2 The essence is that which is signified by the definition of the thing 1 0 2 The essence clearly comprises both matter and form 1 0 2 The essence of a composite thing is not the composite thing itself, even if the essence is composite 1 0 2 The essences of composite things are multiplied according to the division of matter 1 0 2 The essences of simple substances are form alone and are without matter 1 0 2 The essence of a simple substance is form alone 1 0 2 In every other thing, the thing's existence is one thing, and its essence or quiddity or nature or form is another 1 0 2 Immaterial substances have no simple difference except for those species whose essences are composed of matter and form 1 0 2 Essence exists in substances composed of matter and form, where existence is both received and limited 1 0 2