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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
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12291
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There can't be one definition of two things, or two definitions of the same thing [Aristotle]
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12292
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Definitions are easily destroyed, since they can contain very many assertions [Aristotle]
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10957
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The material element may be essential to a definition [Aristotle]
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10953
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The parts of a definition are isomorphic to the parts of the entity [Aristotle]
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10960
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If we define 'man' as 'two-footed animal', why does that make man a unity? [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 3. Types of Definition
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You can't define particulars, because accounts have to be generalised [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 4. Real Definition
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10944
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A definition must be of something primary [Aristotle]
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596
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Only substance [ousias] admits of definition [Aristotle]
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Sometimes parts must be mentioned in definitions of essence, and sometimes not [Aristotle]
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Definitions need the complex features of form, and don't need to mention the category [Aristotle, by Wedin]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 5. Genus and Differentia
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The differentia indicate the qualities, but not the essence [Aristotle]
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The genera and the differentiae are part of the essence [Aristotle]
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'Plane' is the genus of plane figures, and 'solid' of solids, with differentiae picking out types of corner [Aristotle]
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Whiteness can only belong to man because an individual like Callias happens to be white [Aristotle]
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A definition is of the universal and of the kind [Aristotle]
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Definition by division is into genus and differentiae [Aristotle]
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If the genus is just its constitutive forms (or matter), then the definition is the account of the differentiae [Aristotle]
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If I define you, I have to use terms which are all true of other things too [Aristotle]
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Species and genera are largely irrelevant in 'Metaphysics' [Aristotle, by Wedin]
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Aristotle's definitions are not unique, but apply to a range of individuals [Aristotle, by Witt]
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We describe the essence of a particular thing by means of its differentiae [Aristotle]
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12283
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In definitions the first term to be assigned ought to be the genus [Aristotle]
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12261
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Differentia are generic, and belong with genus [Aristotle]
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12263
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'Genus' is part of the essence shared among several things [Aristotle]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
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The definition is peculiar to one thing, not common to many [Aristotle]
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Essence is not all the necessary properties, since these extend beyond the definition [Aristotle, by Witt]
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A definition is an account of a what-it-was-to-be-that-thing [Aristotle]
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