Philosophical, against the common view · thesis 2>52

Thesis 2>52

Latin

In definitione substantiarum naturalium non esse ponendam materiam, et Auenroi et Alberto consentanea sententia est.

Copy-text: Farmer 1998, line 19756

English

Both Averroes and Albert concur in the view that matter has no place in the definition of natural substances.

Sense checked; no further crux.

Translation: machine-drafted 2026-09-25 by TRANSLATOR-T05, reworded 2026-09-26 by TRANSLATOR-FIX; sense checked against farmer1998:19815; awaiting human check

Attribution: Pico's own opinion (section 2>, philosophical conclusions dissenting from the common philosophy) · Pico's stance: endorses