The Metaphysics of AristotleG. Bell and Sons, 1896 - 445 pages |
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... certain genus of it comes under its own province ; viz . that sort of entity that is endued with the capacity of receiving the motion that may be impressed upon it . And the same may be made to appear in the mode of definition adopted ...
... certain genus of it comes under its own province ; viz . that sort of entity that is endued with the capacity of receiving the motion that may be impressed upon it . And the same may be made to appear in the mode of definition adopted ...
Page liii
... certain capacity that possesses excellence , yet a man may go through a certain course of action and yet not do so either successfully or properly . 5. Errors in energy and But as the relation between potentiality and energy is under ...
... certain capacity that possesses excellence , yet a man may go through a certain course of action and yet not do so either successfully or properly . 5. Errors in energy and But as the relation between potentiality and energy is under ...
Page lxv
... certain that the origin of this opinion , namely , the dogma of from the tenets of certain Natural Philosophers , who all the truth of appeared to have arrived at the same scientific inferences in regard of the generation of nothing out ...
... certain that the origin of this opinion , namely , the dogma of from the tenets of certain Natural Philosophers , who all the truth of appeared to have arrived at the same scientific inferences in regard of the generation of nothing out ...
Page lxxix
... certain fabulous additions , for the purpose of winning the belief of the multitude , and thus securing their obedience to the laws , and their co - operation towards advancing the general welfare of the state . These additions have ...
... certain fabulous additions , for the purpose of winning the belief of the multitude , and thus securing their obedience to the laws , and their co - operation towards advancing the general welfare of the state . These additions have ...
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... certain dif- ferent description of cause , or we shall , in preference , repose our confidence in those that have been already enumerated . Now , the majority of those who first formed 3. Their first systems of philosophy consider those ...
... certain dif- ferent description of cause , or we shall , in preference , repose our confidence in those that have been already enumerated . Now , the majority of those who first formed 3. Their first systems of philosophy consider those ...
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according to accident actual admit affirm amongst Anaxagoras animal Aristotle Aristotle's Asclepius assertion atheism belong biped body capacity cause chap chapter ciple cognisant connexion constitute contraries contrariety corruption definition Democritus denominated dogma doubt duad Edited elements Empedocles energy essence eternal evident example existence false formal cause formal principle Further genera genus Heraclitus Hesiod Ideal theory ideas Illustrations imparts motion impossible indivisible infinite inherent inquiry instance investigation Leucippus likewise manner mathematical entities matter mean merely Metaphysics mode monads nature necessary nonentity object Ontology opinion Parmenides particular thing philosophy Plato plurality possess possible Posterior Analytics potentiality predicated principle prior produced Protagoras Pythagoras Pythagoreans quantity question reason regard respect sceptics sense sensibles separable subsistence signifies Socrates sort species speculators stance subsists according substance supposition theory tion Translated true truth unity universal Vide book vols whatsoever Wherefore word τὸ
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