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Appearance in Reality, 2021
Abstract The chapter provides a discussion of hylomorphism, a doctrine associated with Aristotle and his medieval followers according to which objects are compounds of matter and form. Two strands of contemporary hylomorphism are examined, one of which invokes a kind of downward causation.
J. Heil
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Abstract The chapter provides a discussion of hylomorphism, a doctrine associated with Aristotle and his medieval followers according to which objects are compounds of matter and form. Two strands of contemporary hylomorphism are examined, one of which invokes a kind of downward causation.
J. Heil
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Hylomorphism and substantial gradualism
Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia, 2015 Hylomorphism, the old traditional view according to which substances are constituted by the combination of form and matter, has recently undergone a renaissance. This essay focuses on material substance, and suggests that in this case the hylomorphic constitution calls for a notion of form which should be understood also as energy, or the exercise of a
DE ANNA, Gabriele
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Social Sciences in China
Recent debates surrounding Aristotle's theory of hylomorphism seek to develop a modern cosmology that transcends Cartesian dualism and mechanical materialism.
Fei Wu
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Recent debates surrounding Aristotle's theory of hylomorphism seek to develop a modern cosmology that transcends Cartesian dualism and mechanical materialism.
Fei Wu
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2018
This Element introduces Aristotle's doctrine of hylomorphism, which provides an account of substances in terms of their 'matter' and 'form', adapting and applying it to the interface between physics and biology.
W. M. Simpson
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This Element introduces Aristotle's doctrine of hylomorphism, which provides an account of substances in terms of their 'matter' and 'form', adapting and applying it to the interface between physics and biology.
W. M. Simpson
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Untangling Robert Grosseteste’s hylomorphism: matter, form, and bodiness
British Journal for the History of PhilosophyDuring the thirteenth century, Aristotelian hylomorphism became the cornerstone of scholastic natural philosophy. However, this theory was fragmented into a plurality of interpretations and reformulations, sparking a rich philosophical debate.
Nicola Polloni
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Metaphysica, 2012
Aristotle’s theory of physical objects, hylomorphism, has resurfaced in contemporary metaphysics. In its current version, hylomorphism is proposed as a general theory of mereology, its purview extending beyond material objects to chemical composites, events, and non-physical mathematical, linguistic, and musical objects. While I agree that hylomorphism
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Aristotle’s theory of physical objects, hylomorphism, has resurfaced in contemporary metaphysics. In its current version, hylomorphism is proposed as a general theory of mereology, its purview extending beyond material objects to chemical composites, events, and non-physical mathematical, linguistic, and musical objects. While I agree that hylomorphism
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Hylomorphism and Complex Properties [PDF]
Metaphysica, 2020 Hylomorphism is the Aristotelian theory according to which objects are composites of form and matter. Form is what unifies the various parts of an object – the matter – into a cohesive whole.
Graham Renz
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Inhering hylomorphic modes or hylomorphic modes of inherence?
Bochumer Philosophisches Jahrbuch für Antike und Mittelalter, 2023Abstract I analyze the Hylomorphism Argument in the anonymous Destructions of the Modes of Signifying ( DMS ), which attempts to reduce the Modist Inherence Thesis (MIT) to absurdity. I note that the Hylomorphism Argument rests on
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