LessonsOrigination of Accidents and Substances: Premises, Objections and RepliesQuiz

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It has not been established that all entities are confined to substances and bodies.

If non-spatial entities exist, the motion-and-rest argument for spatial bodies cannot automatically be applied to them. Philosophical systems proposed separate intellects and immaterial souls as examples.

The response contests the adequacy of the proofs for these alleged immaterial entities: an unestablished hypothesis should not overturn an argument about spatial bodies. Yet the scope of the conclusion still needs to match what the premises have actually established.

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First challenge: the scope of substances

Origination of Accidents and Substances: Premises, Objections and Replies

أنه لا دليل على انحصار الأعيان في الجواهر والأجسام
It has not been established that all entities are confined to substances and bodies.

If non-spatial entities exist, the motion-and-rest argument for spatial bodies cannot automatically be applied to them. Philosophical systems proposed separate intellects and immaterial souls as examples.

The response contests the adequacy of the proofs for these alleged immaterial entities: an unestablished hypothesis should not overturn an argument about spatial bodies. Yet the scope of the conclusion still needs to match what the premises have actually established.