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1 I, 6 | without an agent and a patient there cannot be "altering" 2 I, 6 | be used in contrast to "patient" and (b) "patient" is to 3 I, 6 | contrast to "patient" and (b) "patient" is to be applied only to 4 I, 7 | He asserts that agent and patient are identical, i.e. "like". 5 I, 7 | action and to act, agent and patient must be "like" (i.e. identical) 6 I, 7 | action.) Hence agent and patient must be in one sense identical, 7 I, 7 | one another. And since (a) patient and agent are generically 8 I, 7 | assimilates to itself the patient. For agent and patient are 9 I, 7 | the patient. For agent and patient are contrary to one another, 10 I, 7 | the contrary: hence the patient must change into the agent, 11 I, 7 | supposed that agent and patient must possess something identical, 12 I, 7 | action itself. For agent and patient have not the same matter, 13 I, 7 | the agent is there, the patient he-comes something: but 14 I, 7 | states" are there, the patient no longer becomes but already 15 I, 8 | certain pores, and so the patient suffers action. It is in 16 I, 8 | no effect by touching the patient, neither will it produce 17 I, 10| long time when agent and patient are present in bulk.~Hence,