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Single Idea 22146

[filed under theme 9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity ]

Full Idea

The Minor Real distinction is if A can exist without B, but B ceases to exist without A.

Gist of Idea

Minor Real distinction: B needs A, but A doesn't need B

Source

report of Francisco Suárez (Disputationes metaphysicae [1597], Bk VII) by Stephen Boulter - Why Medieval Philosophy Matters 4

Book Ref

Boulter,Stephen: 'Why Medieval Philosophy Matters' [Bloomsbury 2019], p.97

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A Reaction

This is one-way independence. Boulter's example is Peter and Peter's actual weight.