The essence of a composite substance can be signified as a whole or as a part
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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 2Opposing Arguments
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Argument #40b3978f 1 0 2
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The essence of a composite substance can be signified as a whole or as a part 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
The essence of a simple substance is form alone 1 0 2Mentions
St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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Some substances are simple and some are composite, and essence is in both 1 0 2In composite substances we find form and matter 1 0 2Form alone is not the essence of a composite thing 1 0 2The essence is that which is signified by the definition of the thing 1 0 2The term essence, used with respect to composite substances, signifies that which is composed of matter and form 1 0 2The essence of a composite thing is not the composite thing itself, even if the essence is composite 1 0 2The essences of composite things are multiplied according to the division of matter 1 0 2Substances are composed of what is and that by which it is 1 0 2Essence exists in substances composed of matter and form, where existence is both received and limited 1 0 2Essence is found in composite substances and in simple ones 1 0 2