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Quaedam enim eorum sunt substantiae, et quaedam quantitates, et quaedam alia praedicamenta ; quae non possunt habere communem intentionem qua certificentur nisi intentionem essendi. Cf. Le Livre de science I, p. 115: «Mais bien qu'il en soit ainsi, Yêtre ne s'applique point à ces dix [catégories] de la même façon que l'animalité à l'homme et au cheval (parce que l'un n'a pas plus d'animalité que l'autre), ni de la même façon que la blancheur à la neige et au camphre (parce que l'une n'en a pas plus que l'autre) — ce qui amènerait être à l'univocité; en effet, on dénomme univoque ce qui s'applique à de nombreuses choses, mais toujours avec le même sens et sans aucune différence».

Métaphysique, IV, I, p. sutum sine diminutione conditionis et debebit esse causatum. Cf. Le Livre de science 1, p. 135. • I I ! A DIMI NSION I XISTI N T I I T U ; quatre significations ( 252 ) ; la première sérail que si l'un des deux se réalise dans l'existence, l'autre ne peul manquer de se réaliser aussi. Avicenne répond que cette supposition est fausse : il est vrai que si la cause se réalise, le causé se réalisera aussi; mais de la réalisation du causé ne résulte pas la réalisation de la cause : dans l'ordre de l'existence la cause reste toujours antérieure au causé( 253 ).

212, 42-44 : Item effectus prior est potentia perfectione et fine. Potentia enim est imperfectio et effectus est perfectio, et bonum in omni re non est nisi ipsam esse in effectu. Cf. ARISTOTE, Métaphysique, 9 8, 1050a4sqq. ( 189 ) Métaphysique, IV, 2, p. 212, 45-48 : cum enim res fuerit mala, vel erit per seipsam mala et omnimodo, quod est impossibile; si enim habuerit esse, profecto inquantum est, mala non est, quia non est mala nisi inquantum ipsa est privatio perfectionis. ( 190 ) Métaphysique, IV, 2, p.

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