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Ideas for 'Metaphysics', 'Introduction to 'Language Truth and Logic'' and 'A General Principle to Explain Laws of Nature'

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 4. Ontological Dependence

11154	Prior things can exist without posterior things, but not vice versa [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: Prior things can have being without posterior things, without the posterior being able to have being without the prior, to adopt Plato's distinction.
	From: Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1019a04)
	A reaction: Fine quotes this, in expounding Aristotle's account of essence.