Aristotle's Theory of Substance: Difference between revisions
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| Socrates | | Socrates | ||
| Socrates is an <u>individual</u> human being (OOP equivalent: instance); he is a substance; he continues to exist overtime | | Socrates is an <u>individual</u> human being (OOP equivalent: instance); he is a substance; he continues to exist overtime; has all these distinct characteristics (OOP equivalent: properties) that belong to him. | ||
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|'''Secondary''' | |'''Secondary''' | ||
| Animal | | Human Animal Mammal ... | ||
| | | There is a human; there is an animal | ||
|} | |} | ||