The term essence is never predicated of the thing and never denied of the thing
Negation: The term essence is sometimes predicated of the thing and sometimes denied of the thing 1 0 2
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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...
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Being and essence are the things first conceived of by the intellect 1 0 2The 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 2Matter alone is not the essence of the thing 1 0 2The essence is that which is signified by the definition of the thing 1 0 2The essence of a composite thing is not the composite thing itself, even if the essence is composite 1 0 2The term essence is sometimes predicated of the thing and sometimes denied of the thing 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 2