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Aristotle finds the resolution to the ancient problem of '''''being''''' and '''''becoming''''' within the distinction of the terms matter and form. Plato believes that <u>being is the ideal object</u> found in the other (ideal) world, whereas <u>becoming is the receptacle</u> or material thing down here.  
Aristotle finds the resolution to the ancient problem of '''''being''''' and '''''becoming''''' within the distinction of the terms matter and form. Plato believes that <u>being is the ideal object</u> found in the other (ideal) world, whereas <u>becoming is the receptacle</u> or material thing down here.  
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For Aristotle being and becoming are found in each individual entity. <u>Every substance that there is, contains within it both matter and form</u>.  
For Aristotle being and becoming are found in each individual entity. <u>Every substance that there is, contains within it both matter and form</u>.  


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==Being said vs being in==
==Being said vs being in==

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