The term humanity signifies the essence of man as a part, excluding all designation
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If it is true that...
The term man and humanity both signify the essence of man, though in diverse ways 1 0 2and
The term man signifies the essence as a whole, implicitly and indistinctly containing designation of matter 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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If it is true that...
The term man signifies the essence as a whole, implicitly and indistinctly containing designation of matter 1 0 2and
The term humanity signifies the essence of man as a part, excluding all designation 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
The term essence is sometimes predicated of the thing and sometimes denied of the thing 1 0 2Mentions
St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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