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Ideas for 'De Anima', 'De Cive' and 'On Cruelty'

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

24057	What is prior is always potentially present in what is next in order [Aristotle]
	Full Idea: What is prior is always potentially present in what is next in order … - for example, the triangle in the quadrilateral, or the nutritive part of animate things in the perceptual part.
	From: Aristotle (De Anima [c.329 BCE], 414a28)
	A reaction: 'Prior' seems to be a value for Aristotle, which is never present in modern discussions of ontological relations and structure. Priority tracks back to first principles.