Rhet gre 1397b14-16τὸ δ’ ὅτι (15) τοὺς πλησίον τύπτει ὅς γε καὶ τὸν πατέρα ἐκ τοῦ “εἰ τὸ ἧττον (16) <ὑπάρχον> ὑπάρχει, καὶ τὸ μᾶλλον ὑπάρχει”·
Rhys Roberts 1924 engThe principle here is that, if a quality does not in fact exist where it is more likely to exist, it clearly does not exist where it is less likely.
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