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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 3. Instantiated Universals
Colour must be in an individual body, or it is not embodied [Aristotle]
     Full Idea: Colour is in body and therefore also in an individual body; for were it not in some individual body it would not be in body at all.
     From: Aristotle (Categories [c.331 BCE], 02b02)
     A reaction: This may be just a truism, or it may be the Aristotelian commitment to universals only existing if they are instantiated.