An accident, in philosophy, is an attribute that may or may not belong to a subject, without affecting its essence. It does not mean an "accident" as used in common speech, a chance incident, normally harmful  .
An accident, in philosophy, is a property that the entity or substance has contingently, without which the substance can still retain its identity. An accident does not affect its essence. It does not mean an "accident" as used in common speech, a chance incident, normally harmful . Accident is contrasted with essence: a designation for the property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it loses its identity .
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an attribute that may or may not belong to a subject, without affecting its
a property that the entity or substance has contingently, without which the substance can still retain its identity. An accident does not affect its
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. Accident is contrasted with essence: a designation for the property or set of properties that make an entity or substance what it fundamentally is, and which it has by necessity, and without which it loses its identity