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Single Idea 627

[from 'Metaphysics' by Aristotle, in 2. Reason / B. Laws of Thought / 5. Opposites ]

Full Idea

If all things are composed of opposites, how can the things of which the opposites are made be composed of opposites?

Gist of Idea

If everything is made of opposites, are the opposed things made of opposites?

Source

Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1075a23)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.386


A Reaction

A nice warning against being too simplistic in metaphysics.