t; &gt; continuant, but seen from one position on the ground may be thought
&gt; &gt; of as an occurrent (with stages of the sky darkening, rain beginning
&gt; &gt; to fall, etc.). A similar duality is seen in the contrast between a
&gt; &gt; motion and the thing moving, and the contrast between a continuant
&gt; &gt; such as a person and that person's lifetime, which must be thought of
&gt; &gt; as an occurrent. In general, if one is unsure how to classify some
&gt; &gt; piece of a complex system, the safe