Accidents have incomplete definitions because they cannot be defined without a subject
Negation: Accidents do not have incomplete definitions because they can be defined without a subject 0 0 0
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If it is true that...
Different grades of perfection in participated forms or natures diversify the species 1 0 2and
Essence exists in substances composed of matter and form, where existence is both received and limited 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Accidents have incomplete definitions because they cannot be defined without a subject 1 0 2Opposing Arguments
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Argument #ca34f3aa 1 0 2
If it is true that...
Accidents have incomplete definitions because they cannot be defined without a subject 1 0 2and
Substantial form and matter do not have complete essences individually, but together they form a complete essence 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Essence is found in substances and in accidents 1 0 2Mentions
St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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A thing is not intelligible except through its definition and essence 1 0 2Being is absolutely and primarily said of substances, and only secondarily and in a certain sense said of accidents 1 0 2Essence too is properly and truly in substances and is in accidents only in a certain way and in a certain sense 1 0 2Accidents are caused by the essential principles of a thing according to its perfect act or result from an aptitude in the substance 1 0 2In accidents, the genus, difference, and species are taken differently than in substances 1 0 2Accidents are caused by either the form or matter of a substance 1 0 2Differences of accidents can sometimes be taken from their effects 1 0 2Essence is found in substances and in accidents 1 0 2The universal intentions of logic are found in substances, accidents, composite substances, and simple ones 1 0 2Concepts used in everyday life are fuzzy and can break down under scrutiny 1 0 2