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Episode 20 – The Primary Being | Prof. Steven Long

Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy

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Aristotle's Analogy of Being

Aristotle articulates the roots of the analogy of being in the division of being by act and potency. He says all things are not set in the same sense to exist actually but only by analogy as A is in B or to B, C is in D or to D. All the walking and understanding are simply different, a likeness of diverse proportions.

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