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| It is asked what time is according to its genus: it is asked whether time is a substance or an accident original: "substantia vel accidens". In medieval philosophy, a substance exists by itself, while an accident is a property that must exist within something else, such as color or size. | 250 |
| It is asked whether it is in the category of quantity original: "in predicamento quantitatis". Categories, or predicaments, are the fundamental ways in which things can be described. | 251 |
| It is asked whether it is a continuous or discrete original: "continua vel discreta" quantity. Continuous quantities can be divided infinitely, like a line. Discrete quantities are made of distinct units, like numbers. quantity | 251 |
| It is asked whether it is composed of both continuous and discrete parts | 252 |
| It is asked whether time is a quantity in itself or by accident | 253 |
| It is asked whether time is the number of motion | 253 |
| It is asked whether time is a numbering number or a numbered number original: "numerus numerans vel numeratus". A numbering number is the act of counting, while a numbered number is the total quantity of the things being counted. | 253 |
| It is asked whether it is the number of motion according to the before and after original: "prius et posterius". This refers to Aristotle's definition of time as the measurement of change relative to the sequence of events. | 254 |
| It is asked whether substance is the subject of time | 255 |
| It is asked what is the precise and immediate subject of time itself | 256 |
| (It is asked whether it is primarily the measure of the motion of the heavens) | 257 |
| It is asked whether the instant original: "instans". The instant is the indivisible "now" that connects the past to the future. has being | 257 |
| It is asked what the instant is: it is asked whether it is a quantity | 258 |
| It is asked whether the instant can be a species within a genus | 259 |
| (It is asked whether the instant is the number of that which is moved according to the before and after) | 260 |
| It is asked what the precise subject of the instant is | 260 |
| (It is asked whether the instant is the substance of time) | 261 |
| It is asked how the instant is the substance of time | 262 |
| It is asked how the instant makes time | 263 |
| It is asked whether there is one instant or many | 263 |
| It is asked whether the instant can be the boundary of time | 264 |
| It is asked whether one and the same instant, according to its substance, is the boundary of the past and the future | 265 |
| It is asked whether the instant that is the substance of time is the same as the instant that is its boundary | 266 |
| folio 2 verso, column 1. It is asked whether the same instant is the end of one time and the boundary of another | 267 |
| It is asked concerning the comparison of eternity to time, whether they are different measures | 268 |
| It is asked whether the age original: "evum". In medieval thought, the "aevum" is a duration intermediate between time and eternity, often applied to angels and celestial bodies. and time are the same | 270 |
| It is asked how the "now" of time relates to eternity, and whether they are the same | 271 |
| It is asked whether the "now" of time and the "age" are the same | 272 |
| It is asked concerning the "now" of eternity, of the age, and of time, whether they are the same or different | 273 |