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1 I, 5 | been affected. The altering agent, however, and the originative 2 I, 6 | alteration": but) without an agent and a patient there cannot 3 I, 6 | act", if (a) the term "agent" is to be used in contrast 4 I, 7 | himself. He asserts that agent and patient are identical, 5 I, 7 | suffer action and to act, agent and patient must be "like" ( 6 I, 7 | and suffer action.) Hence agent and patient must be in one 7 I, 7 | And since (a) patient and agent are generically identical ( 8 I, 7 | itself the patient. For agent and patient are contrary 9 I, 7 | patient must change into the agent, since it is only thus that 10 I, 7 | distinction in speaking of the agent: for sometimes we say that " 11 I, 7 | of thinkers supposed that agent and patient must possess 12 I, 7 | For the "mover", like the "agent", has two meanings. Both ( 13 I, 7 | distinction holds also of the agent: for we speak not only ( 14 I, 7 | nothing to prevent the first agent being unaffected, while 15 I, 7 | unaffected, while the last agent only acts by suffering action 16 I, 7 | suffering action itself. For agent and patient have not the 17 I, 7 | have not the same matter, agent acts without being affected: 18 I, 7 | hot, provided the heating agent is there, i.e. comes near. 19 I, 7 | active powers "the first agent" is unaffected.~The active 20 I, 7 | metaphorically.) For when the agent is there, the patient he-comes 21 I, 8 | that the "last" agent-the "agent" in the strictest sense-enters 22 I, 8 | superfluous. For if the agent produces no effect by touching 23 I, 10| effect takes a long time when agent and patient are present