The universality of the form does not arise from the existence the form has in the intellect but rather from its relation to things as a likeness of such things
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If it is true that...
Human nature has in the intellect existence abstracted from all individuals 1 0 2and
The intellect invents the notion of species and attributes it to itself 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
The universality of the form does not arise from the existence the form has in the intellect but rather from its relation to things as a likeness of such things 1 0 2Opposing Arguments
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Argument #91477e70 1 0 2
If it is true that...
The intellect invents the notion of species and attributes it to itself 1 0 2and
The universality of the form does not arise from the existence the form has in the intellect but rather from its relation to things as a likeness of such things 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Human nature, considered absolutely, is properly predicated of Socrates 1 0 2Mentions
St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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