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Full Idea
It is plausible that one man and a man in existence and a man simpliciter are the same thing. Nothing is added by extending the expression to 'He is one man' and 'He is one man that is'.
Gist of Idea
Nothing is added to a man's existence by saying he is 'one', or that 'he exists'
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1003b28)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.82
A Reaction
A suggestion of a redundancy theory of truth.