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Single Idea 11232

[from 'Metaphysics' by Aristotle, in 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / f. Primary being ]

Full Idea

For something to be a primary being ('proté ousia') is for it to be a being, something that is, simply in virtue of itself ('kath' hauto') and not in virtue of its relation to other things.

Gist of Idea

Primary being ('proté ousia') exists in virtue of itself, not in relation to other things

Source

report of Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], ousia) by Vassilis Politis - Aristotle and the Metaphysics 1.3

Book Reference

Politis,Vasilis: 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' [Routledge 2004], p.11