“A definition, if it is to be called perfect, must explain the inmost essence of a thing, and must…”
“A definition, if it is to be called perfect, must explain the inmost essence of a thing, and must…”

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“A definition, if it is to be called perfect, must explain the inmost essence of a thing, and must take care not to substitute for this any of its properties.”

Baruch Spinoza, On the Improvement of the Understanding

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