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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Continuum
c2008.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Continuum studies in ancient philosophy. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31267737*spi |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 163 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [139]-155) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781441144546 9781441154613 |
