Now compare a human, a tree and a stone.
Human: a growing body.
Tree: a growing body.
Stone: a body, but not growing in the textbook’s relevant sense.
Therefore their shared essential description is “body,” a broader category than “growing body.”
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Mā Huwa: Asking What a Thing Is
Now compare a human, a tree and a stone.
Human: a growing body.
Tree: a growing body.
Stone: a body, but not growing in the textbook’s relevant sense.
Therefore their shared essential description is “body,” a broader category than “growing body.”