Full Idea
Aporia 9: Are principles one in kind, or one in number?
Gist of Idea
Aporia 9: Is there one principle, or one kind of principle?
Source
report of Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0999b24-1000a04) by Vassilis Politis - Aristotle and the Metaphysics 3.4
Book Reference
Politis,Vasilis: 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' [Routledge 2004], p.86
A Reaction
A key aporia, which can be answered in both directions. In what respects are the essences of two different human beings identical? It is a key question for any essentialist.