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Alexander of Aphrodisias · thesis 18.3

Thesis 18.3

Latin

Nullam diffinitionem, etiam naturalem, ex Aristotelis sententia ingreditur materia.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 14724

English

In Aristotle's view, matter enters into no definition whatsoever, not even a natural one.

Sense checked against farmer1998:14783; no further crux.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-T03b; sense checked against farmer1998:14783; awaiting human check

Attribution: reported according to Alexander of Aphrodisias (section 18 of the historical theses) · Pico's stance: reports