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... species of thing is , of course , nothing other than the definition of that species . [ D ] efinition reveals essential nature ' [ 91al ] . Hence the definitions with which each science is prefaced pro- vide the means to acquire ...
... species of thing is , of course , nothing other than the definition of that species . [ D ] efinition reveals essential nature ' [ 91al ] . Hence the definitions with which each science is prefaced pro- vide the means to acquire ...
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... species accounts for the properties or insepar- able accidents of that species . A real definition gives us the means to arrive at a species ' properties . Indeed , facts about what are the properties of a given species are exactly the ...
... species accounts for the properties or insepar- able accidents of that species . A real definition gives us the means to arrive at a species ' properties . Indeed , facts about what are the properties of a given species are exactly the ...
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... species or genera to which first substances belong . ' For instance , the individual man is included in the species " man " , and the genus to which the species belongs is " animal " ; these , therefore – that is to say , the species ...
... species or genera to which first substances belong . ' For instance , the individual man is included in the species " man " , and the genus to which the species belongs is " animal " ; these , therefore – that is to say , the species ...
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Chapter 2 | 53 |
Chapter 4 | 149 |
Bibliography of Books and Articles referred to more than once | 190 |
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