Form, matter, substance /

Kathrin Koslicki presents a contemporary defence of the Aristotelian doctrine of hylomorphism, according to which there is more to an object than its material parts. She argues that in addition, each object also contains an organisational principle, a form, which accounts for its structure, identity...

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Koslicki, Kathrin
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Kathrin Koslicki presents a contemporary defence of the Aristotelian doctrine of hylomorphism, according to which there is more to an object than its material parts. She argues that in addition, each object also contains an organisational principle, a form, which accounts for its structure, identity, and unity.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiii, 273 pages)
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-255709-2
0-19-186258-4
0-19-255708-4
Schlagworte:
Hylomorphism.
Philosophy, Modern > 20th century.
Metaphysics.
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