Form alone is not the essence of a composite thing
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If it is true that...
Matter alone is not the essence of the thing 1 0 2and
Form alone is not the essence of a composite thing 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
The essence is that which is signified by the definition of the thing 1 0 2Mentions
St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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