Aristotle's metaphysics : form, matter, and identity /
Aristotle maintains that biological organisms are compounds of matter and form and that compounds that have the same form are individuated by their matter. According to Aristotle, an object that undergoes change is an object that undergoes a change in form, i.e. form is imposed upon something materi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2008
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| Series: | Continuum studies in ancient philosophy.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Aristotle maintains that biological organisms are compounds of matter and form and that compounds that have the same form are individuated by their matter. According to Aristotle, an object that undergoes change is an object that undergoes a change in form, i.e. form is imposed upon something material in nature. Aristotle therefore identifies organisms according to their matter and essential forms, forms that are arguably essential to an object's existence. Jeremy Kirby addresses a difficulty in Aristotle's metaphysics, namely the possibility that two organisms of the same species might share. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (163 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-155) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441144546 1441144544 9781441154613 1441154612 9781472597892 1472597893 9781441101990 1441101993 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
