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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 8. Properties as Modes

11201	Properties have an incomplete essence, with definitions referring to their subject [Aquinas]
	Full Idea: Incidental properties have an incomplete essence, and need to refer in their definitions to their subject, lying outside their own genus.
	From: Thomas Aquinas (De Ente et Essentia (Being and Essence) [1267], p.93)
	A reaction: These are 'incidental' properties, but it is a nice question whether properties have essences. Presumably they must have if they are universals, or platonic Forms. The notion of being 'strong' can be defined without specific examples.