Substantial form and matter do not have complete essences individually, but together they form a complete essence
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Substantial form and matter do not have complete essences individually, but together they form a complete essence 1 0 2and
Accidents are caused by the essential principles of a thing according to its perfect act or result from an aptitude in the substance 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
In accidents, the genus, difference, and species are taken differently than in substances 1 0 2Argument #ca34f3aa 1 0 2
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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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