LessonsEntities and Accidents: Subsistence, Substance and BodyQuiz

وجود العرض في الموضوع هو أن وجوده في نفسه هو وجوده في الموضوع
For an accident, its existing in itself is precisely its existing in a subject.

A body's being in a location is a different relation. The body's existence and its presence in this particular place are distinguishable; one can conceive of its moving elsewhere.

A cup resting on a table can be moved to another table without ceasing to be a body. Its particular color, however, does not leave its bearer and move away as a self-contained body. This contrast clarifies the sense of inherence.

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Inherence versus being in a place

Entities and Accidents: Subsistence, Substance and Body

وجود العرض في الموضوع هو أن وجوده في نفسه هو وجوده في الموضوع
For an accident, its existing in itself is precisely its existing in a subject.

A body's being in a location is a different relation. The body's existence and its presence in this particular place are distinguishable; one can conceive of its moving elsewhere.

A cup resting on a table can be moved to another table without ceasing to be a body. Its particular color, however, does not leave its bearer and move away as a self-contained body. This contrast clarifies the sense of inherence.