Full Idea
A basic principle of things has to explain why some things are destructible and others are not.
Gist of Idea
Why are some things destructible and others not?
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1075b15)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.387