The essence or quiddity cannot be understood without understanding something about its existence
Negation: The essence or quiddity can be understood without understanding anything about its existence 1 0 2
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Being and essence are the things first conceived of by the intellect 1 0 2The term quiddity means the same as the term essence 1 0 2The essence is that which is signified by the definition of the thing 1 0 2The nature or essence can be considered in two ways: absolutely and according to its existence in this thing or in that 1 0 2The essences or quiddities of simple substances are not other than the forms themselves 1 0 2The essence or quiddity can be understood without understanding anything about its existence 1 0 2Existence is something other than the essence or quiddity, unless there is something whose quiddity is its very own 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 2In created intellectual substances, existence is other than essence 1 0 2Essence exists in substances composed of matter and form, where existence is both received and limited 1 0 2