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Puritan Board Sophomore
What exactly is the difference between the two? I have a rather intuitive understanding of the difference but am having a difficult time putting it into words. An essence would be what a thing is, while a substance would be something which has an extension in the world (I don't merely mean in the physical world); the substance is that which actually subsists.
I feel like I have a strong understanding of what an essence is, but it's the definition of substance that is giving me trouble.
I feel like I have a strong understanding of what an essence is, but it's the definition of substance that is giving me trouble.