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Quotation from Metaphysics by Aristotle
“So, too, there are many senses in which a thing is said to be, but all refer to one starting-point”
Metaphysics, Book IV (Gamma), Part 2, trans. W. D. Ross (1908)
After showing that 'healthy' and 'medical' are said in many ways with reference to health and the medical art, Aristotle applies the pattern to 'being', which refers to substance.
Citation: "So, too, there are many senses in which a thing is said to be, but all refer to one starting-point" — Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book IV (Gamma), Part 2, trans. W. D. Ross (1908). (id aristotle-metaphysics-q5)
