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Aristotle
Metaphysics

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1 I, 1 | other race of animals that may be like it; and those which 2 II, 1 | those with whose views we may agree, but also to those 3 III, 2 | question? The same thing may have all the kinds of causes, 4 III, 2 | sciences, like slavewomen, may not even contradict it, 5 III, 2 | of Wisdom. For since men may know the same thing in many 6 III, 5 | being? A similar account may also be given of the "now" 7 IV, 2 | senses in which a thing may be said to "be", but all 8 IV, 2 | and nearly all contraries may be referred to this origin; 9 IV, 2 | truth.-An indication of this may be mentioned: dialecticians 10 IV, 3 | best known (for all men may be mistaken about things 11 IV, 4 | peculiar to it. And (ii) if one may with truth apply the predicates 12 IV, 4 | however much all things may be "so and not so", still 13 IV, 5 | and Democritus and, one may almost say, all the others 14 IV, 6 | possible that the same thing may appear to be honey to the 15 IV, 6 | we have two eyes, things may not appear the same to each, 16 V, 2 | walk?" we say; "that one may be healthy"; and in speaking 17 V, 2 | of causes; e.g. a thing may be called the cause of this 18 V, 2 | accidental and proper causes may be spoken of in combination; 19 V, 2 | in combination; e.g. we may say not "Polyclitus" nor " 20 V, 2 | taken simply; and (B) all may be taken as acting or as 21 V, 5 | necessary in order that we may be cured of disease, and 22 V, 5 | necessary in order that he may get his money.-(2) The compulsory 23 V, 6 | one, because its movement may be either simultaneous or 24 V, 12 | healing, which is a potency, may be in the man healed, but 25 V, 12 | true; in one, that which may be true.-A "potency" or " 26 V, 17 | 2) the form, whatever it may be, of a spatial magnitude 27 V, 22 | Again, a privative term may be used because the thing 28 V, 29 | of something else. This may be done altogether falsely 29 V, 29 | is also a way in which it may be done truly; e.g. eight 30 V, 29 | be done truly; e.g. eight may be described as a double 31 V, 30 | And accidents of this sort may be eternal, but no accident 32 VI, 1 | mathematics, physics, and what we may call theology, since it 33 VI, 2 | similar meanings which "being" may have), and again besides 34 VI, 2 | house that has been made may quite well be pleasant for 35 VI, 2 | of the sophists deal, we may say, above all with the 36 VI, 2 | aiming at giving pleasure, may make something wholesome, 37 VII, 1 | senses in which a thing may be said to "be", as we pointed 38 VII, 3 | i.e. of matter and shape, may be dismissed; for it is 39 VII, 4 | essence of cloak? But, it may be said, this also is not 40 VII, 4 | ways in which a predicate may fail to be true of a subject 41 VII, 4 | that which is not known may be said to be known),-the 42 VII, 7 | which I say it comes to be may be found in any category; 43 VII, 7 | found in any category; it may come to be either a "this" 44 VII, 8 | circle or whatever else it may chance to be), just as we 45 VII, 8 | from the bricks? Rather we may say that no "this" would 46 VII, 9 | animal of that size. But we may learn from these instances 47 VII, 10 | all other cases. "A part" may be a part either of the 48 VII, 11 | different materials, as a circle may exist in bronze or stone 49 VII, 11 | is no reason why the same may not be true, just as if 50 VII, 11 | even the soul of Socrates may be called Socrates, has 51 VII, 12 | with it, e.g. the first may be "animal", the next "animal 52 VII, 15 | recognize that his definition may always be overthrown; for 53 VII, 15 | the attributes taken apart may belong to many subjects, 54 VII, 16 | the principle is, that we may reduce the thing to something 55 VIII, 2 | position",(or a purpose may exist as well in some cases), 56 VIII, 4 | is one, different things may be produced owing to difference 57 VIII, 4 | moving cause; e.g. from wood may be made both a chest and 58 IX, 1 | several senses. Of these we may neglect all the potencies 59 IX, 1 | acted on is one (for a thing may be "capable" either because 60 IX, 3 | ceased to use it, and yet he may immediately build again; 61 IX, 3 | is possible that a thing may be capable of being and 62 IX, 3 | other kinds of predicate; it may be capable of walking and 63 IX, 4 | measured, because a thing may well be capable of being 64 IX, 7 | of thing, the actual is, may be taken as explained by 65 IX, 8 | not see in order that they may have sight, but they have 66 IX, 8 | they have sight that they may see. And similarly men have 67 IX, 8 | art of building that they may build, and theoretical science 68 IX, 8 | theoretical science that they may theorize; but they do not 69 IX, 8 | do not theorize that they may have theoretical science, 70 IX, 8 | potential state, just because it may come to its form; and when 71 IX, 8 | that is capable of being may possibly not be actual. 72 IX, 8 | which is capable of being may either be or not be; the 73 IX, 8 | is capable of not being may possibly not be; and that 74 IX, 8 | possibly not be; and that which may possibly not be is perishable, 75 IX, 8 | is said that it possibly may not be, i.e. in respect 76 IX, 8 | there is no fear that they may sometime stand still, as 77 IX, 8 | natural philosophers fear they may. Nor do they tire in this 78 IX, 9 | potency. And therefore we may also say that in the things 79 IX, 10 | another has not; e.g. while we may suppose that no even number 80 IX, 10 | even number is prime, we may suppose that some are and 81 X, 1 | accidentally called one may be summarized under four 82 X, 4 | Since things which differ may differ from one another 83 X, 4 | that has suffered privation may have suffered it in several 84 X, 10 | else one and the same thing may be perishable and imperishable, 85 XI, 1 | as several. If as one, it may be objected that one science 86 XI, 3 | since everything that is may be referred to something 87 XI, 3 | of the contrarieties also may be referred to the first 88 XI, 3 | definition denied of him, but may be merely "in some respect 89 XI, 5 | there is a proof which may suffice against one who 90 XI, 6 | measure. This difficulty may be solved by considering 91 XI, 8 | accident. For as a thing may exist, so it may be a cause, 92 XI, 8 | a thing may exist, so it may be a cause, either by its 93 XI, 10 | limited; further, a thing may be infinite in respect of 94 XI, 11 | that in which "the musical" may be said to walk, and others 95 XI, 11 | between contradictories. We may convince ourselves of this 96 XI, 12 | this showing movement, too, may be either heated or cooled 97 XI, 12 | have changed into whatever may be the other change concerned ( 98 XI, 12 | change concerned (though it may be at rest), and, further, 99 XII, 3 | prevent this; e.g. the soul may be of this sort-not all 100 XII, 5 | the causes of substances may be treated as causes of 101 XII, 6 | that which is potentially may possibly not be. There must, 102 XII, 7 | non-being, these difficulties may be taken as solved. There 103 XII, 7 | best.~That a final cause may exist among unchangeable 104 XII, 8 | mathematicians say, that our thought may have some definite number 105 XII, 8 | substances and principles also may probably be taken as just 106 XIII, 1 | which they say wrongly, we may not be liable to the same 107 XIII, 3 | simplest form.~The same account may be given of harmonics and 108 XIII, 4 | contraries; for two things may be fairly ascribed to Socrates-inductive 109 XIII, 4 | for the Forms are, one may say, more numerous than 110 XIII, 6 | in how many ways numbers may be described, and that all 111 XIII, 9 | solve the difficulty, if one may apply the words "not easy" 112 XIII, 10| speech, the a’s and the b’s may quite well be many and there 113 XIII, 10| besides the many, there may be, so far as this goes, 114 XIV, 3 | too easily satisfied, we may, regarding all number and 115 XIV, 6 | whole choir of heaven. It may be suspected that no one


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