The publication makes a thing out of something that was always true — which is that I like my work, and I know other people did too, but there was no way to prove it before.
Aristotle surmises that Thales identified soul (that which makes a thing alive and thus capable of motion) with something in the whole universe, and so supposed that everything was full of gods (11A22)—water, or soul, being a divine natural principle.
If one is concerned with kinds of substance, one obvious question that will arise is 'what makes something a thing of that kind (for example, what is involved in being a dog)?' This is the question of the essence of substantial kinds.
The important thing is to make a point of doing something.
They are making a big thing out of something that is not big.
Form is what makes a particular thing that something: it is the kiwi-ness of a kiwi.
It is a lovely example of the kind of thing that 3D printing can make a reality and something unimaginable just a few years ago.
When I hear, "Yes but … he must have been based on someone …" I am listening to someone afraid of letting go and seeing what will happen, someone afraid of making things up, of something simple, childish, immeasurably influential and a gift.
A wise thing to do is listen to both sides of an argument before you make a judgment on something.
Read a book, organize your room, daydream, make a list of things you love/hate, try doing something fun/wacky with your hair.
