The history of hylomorphism : from Aristotle to Descartes /

Hylomorphism, the understanding of objects in terms of their matter and their form, was introduced by Aristotle and has been a major influence on Western philosophy to this day. Sixteen specially written essays explore hylomorphism in the thought of Hellenistic, Roman, Arabic, medieval, and early mo...

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An introduction to the history of hylomorphism : from Aristotle to Descartes /
Epicurean materialism /
Stoics and hylomorphism /
The octopoid soul : Stoic responses to Aristotle's soul-body hylomorphism /
Alexander of Aphrodisias and the Stoics : blending, forms, and the upwards story /
Galen on the form and substance of the soul /
Alexander of Aphrodisias' emergentism : hylomorphism perfected /
Alexander of Aphrodisias on the ancient debate on hylomorphism and the development of intellect /
Plotinus on hylomorphic forms /
Strengths of embodiment in neoplatonism /
Philoponus and Alexander in historical context on relations between matter and form inside and outside philosophy of mind /
Hylomorphism in neoplatonic commentaries on Aristotle? Perception in Philoponus and pseudo-simplicius /
Natural, artificial, and organic forms in Avicenna /
Averroes, intellect, and liberal hylomorphism /
Hoc Aliquid : Aquinas's soul is this something /
Suárez' compositional account of substance /
Descartes' mind-body holism and the primacy of experience /
1. Verfasser:
Charles, David (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Zusammenfassung:
Hylomorphism, the understanding of objects in terms of their matter and their form, was introduced by Aristotle and has been a major influence on Western philosophy to this day. Sixteen specially written essays explore hylomorphism in the thought of Hellenistic, Roman, Arabic, medieval, and early modern philosophers.
Umfang:
1 online resource (361 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191924125
0191924121
9780192652324
019265232X
9780192652317
0192652311
Schlagworte:
Hylomorphism > History.
Philosophy.
Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology.
History.
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