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Full Idea
Who, except the philosopher, is going to ask whether Socrates and Socrates seated is the same thing?
Gist of Idea
Is Socrates the same person when standing and when seated?
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1004b01)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.83
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