1. Aristotle - Substance and Essence
Considering his point of view this would be true because taking away the characteristics and qualities from something it would not really have a purpose in life. ... Aristotle's ideas, thinking about them today were some kind of common sense it's just that nobody really thought about them then deeply as he did, it all starts from primary substances and after that all predicates can be applied, secondary substances can exist and qualities can be constantly changing. ... Aristotle also named essence to "that makes the thing what it is, the nature or characteristics that make something ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate