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Single Idea 12061
[filed under theme 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / g. Particular being
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Full Idea
A strong case can be made for the claim that it is the primary subject (to hupokeimenon) that is substance (ousia) to the fullest extent.
Gist of Idea
The primary subject seems to be substance, to the fullest extent
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1029a01)
Book Ref
'Philosophy: a Guide Through the Subject', ed/tr. Grayling,A.C. [OUP 1995], p.174
A Reaction
It seems to me that 'ousia' is best translated as 'being'. Aristotle eventually rejects the view in this idea, which is roughly the idea of that being is mainly the bare substratum.
The
16 ideas
with the same theme
[being as only found in substances or particulars]:
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20903
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The only distinctions are Configuration (shape), Disposition (order) and Turning (position)
[Democritus, by Aristotle]
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566
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If nothing exists except individuals, how can there be a science of infinity?
[Aristotle]
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16090
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Being must be understood with reference to one primary sense - the being of substance
[Aristotle, by Gill,ML]
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570
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Nothing is added to a man's existence by saying he is 'one', or that 'he exists'
[Aristotle]
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12061
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The primary subject seems to be substance, to the fullest extent
[Aristotle]
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10946
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Existence requires thisness, as quantity or quality
[Aristotle]
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16152
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Other types of being all depend on the being of substance
[Aristotle]
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11295
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There is no being unless it is determinate and well-defined
[Aristotle, by Politis]
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13735
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Aristotle discusses fundamental units of being, rather than existence questions
[Aristotle, by Schaffer,J]
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21813
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Number determines individual being
[Plotinus]
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15812
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Being implies distinctness, which implies division, unity, and multitude
[Aquinas]
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9110
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The words 'thing' and 'to be' assert the same idea, as a noun and as a verb
[William of Ockham]
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12319
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What is not truly one being is not truly a being either
[Leibniz]
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6921
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Particularity belongs to being, whereas generality belongs to thought
[Feuerbach]
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4064
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The idea of a thing and the idea of existence are two sides of the same coin
[Quine, by Crane]
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13404
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To exist necessarily is to have an essence whose own essence must be instantiated
[Jubien]
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