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Mar 2024
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Ep. 337: Aristotle on Primary Being (Par...

Mark Linsenmayer, Wes Alwan, Seth Paskin, Dylan Casey
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Continuing for our third session on Aristotle's Metaphysics, now covering Book 7 (Zeta).

What exactly is the type of being that is the chief reason why we call anything being? Aristotle says its the substantial form present in an individual animal or plant.

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