Essence is found in substances and in accidents
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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 2Opposing Arguments
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Argument #c73b2f76 1 0 2
If it is true that...
Essence is found in substances and in accidents 1 0 2and
Essence is found in composite substances and in simple ones 1 0 2and
The universal intentions of logic are found in substances, accidents, composite substances, and simple ones 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
Being and essence are the things first conceived of by the intellect 1 0 2Mentions
St Thomas Aquinas/On Being and Essence
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Being 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 2Some substances are simple and some are composite, and essence is in both 1 0 2The term essence, used with respect to composite substances, signifies that which is composed of matter and form 1 0 2The essences or quiddities of simple substances are not other than the forms themselves 1 0 2The essences of simple substances are form alone and are without matter 1 0 2The essence of a simple substance is form alone 1 0 2Essence exists in substances composed of matter and form, where existence is both received and limited 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 2Essence is found in composite substances and in simple ones 1 0 2