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'Parmenides', 'Women of Trachis' and 'Coming-to-be and Passing-away (Gen/Corr)'
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 2. Types of Existence
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Existence is either potential or actual [Aristotle]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / c. Becoming
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The one was and is and will be and was becoming and is becoming and will become [Plato]
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / f. Primary being
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Plato's Parmenides has a three-part theory, of Primal One, a One-Many, and a One-and-Many [Plato, by Plotinus]
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 1. Nature of Change
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True change is in a thing's logos or its matter, not in its qualities [Aristotle]
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A change in qualities is mere alteration, not true change [Aristotle]
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If the substratum persists, it is 'alteration'; if it doesn't, it is 'coming-to-be' or 'passing-away' [Aristotle]
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7. Existence / B. Change in Existence / 2. Processes
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All comings-to-be are passings-away, and vice versa [Aristotle]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality
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Absolute ideas, such as the Good and the Beautiful, cannot be known by us [Plato]
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