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METAPHYSICA It is an accident that man is pale, but it is not accidental that he is an animal. Some thinkers are saying nothing, while they appear to say something remarkable.
METAPHYSICA It is an accident that man is pale, but it is not accidental that he is an animal. Some thinkers are saying nothing, while they appear to say something remarkable.
Approximate author period: c. 353 BC · classical
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- Aristotle
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- Approximate author period: c. 353 BC · classical
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- Contributor-provided wisdom reference (2014 AD)
Supplied reference B; unit 1016; PDF page 91; printed attribution: ARISTOTLE
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