Unity in Aristotle’s Metaphysics H 6

Apeiron 45 (3) (2012)
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In this essay I argue that the central problem of Aristotle’s Metaphysics H (VIII) 6 is the unity of forms and that he solves this problem in just the way he solves the problem of the unity of composites – by hylomorphism. I also discuss the matter– form relationship in H 6, arguing that they have a correlative nature as the matter of the form and the form of the matter.

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Evan Keeling
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Aristotle Metaphysica.Werner Jaeger (ed.) - 1957 - Clarendon Press.

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