The essences of simple substances are form alone and are without matter
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The essences of composite things are multiplied according to the division of matter 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
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The essences of composite things are multiplied according to the division of matter 1 0 2and
The essences of simple substances are form alone and are without matter 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
The essence of a composite substance can be signified as a whole or as a part 1 0 2Mentions
St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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