The essence of a simple substance is form alone
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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 2Opposing Arguments
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The essence of a simple substance is form alone 1 0 2and
The essence or quiddity can be understood without understanding anything about its existence 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Existence is something other than the essence or quiddity, unless there is something whose quiddity is its very own existence 1 0 2Mentions
St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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