What is called complete
What is called complete is in one way that of which it is not possible to find outside any of its part, even a…
Category Metaphysics
The various ways privation is spoken of
In one way we speak of privation when something has nothing of the sort of things given by nature, even if the thing itself does…
Why some things are different in species and others are not
One might raise the question, why woman does not differ from man in species, given that male and female differ from each other as…
When a thing can act, and what is capable of doing something
There are some people who assert that a thing can act only when it is acting, whereas when it is not acting it cannot…
How affection is spoken of
Affection is in one sense spoken of a quality in virtue of which a body can be altered, such as white and black, sweet…
The ways in which the necessary is spoken of
We call necessary that without which life cannot exist, as it is a joint cause, such as breathing and nourishment are necessary for an…
The ways in which the infinite is spoken of
There are five ways in which the infinite is spoken of. In one sense, that which by its nature has no limit, and it…
The various ways a falsehood is spoken of
Falsehood is spoken of in one sense as a thing which is false, and that in two ways: either because it is not or…
