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Ideas for 'Principles of Philosophy', 'Identity and Necessity' and 'Questions on Aristotle's Physics'

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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

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If we perceive an attribute, we infer the existence of some substance [Descartes]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / d. Substance defined

5013	A substance needs nothing else in order to exist [Descartes]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 4. Quantity of an Object

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Without magnitude a thing would retain its parts, but they would have no location [Buridan]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

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A substance has one principal property which is its nature and essence [Descartes]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 8. Continuity of Rivers

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A thing is (less properly) the same over time if each part is succeeded by another [Buridan]