Pure Form in Aristotle
In: Phronesis209 Pure Form in Aristotle EUGENE E. RYAN odern commentators often attribute to Aristotle a position in- vl volving a grave inconsistency in his metaphysics. This position, which I will call "the paradoxical doctrine of pure form," consists in holding two apparently irreconcilable theses: A Since form is a correlate of matter (and a correlate of the sort that cannot exist apart from its partner,)' it is impossible to divorce form from matter; it would be as absurd to say "x is a form but has no matter" as it would be to say "Jones is a husband but has
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209 Pure Form in Aristotle EUGENE E. RYAN odern commentators often attribute to Aristotle a position in- vl volving a grave inconsistency in his metaphysics. This position, which I will call "the paradoxical doctrine of pure form," consists in holding two apparently irreconcilable theses: A Since form is a correlate of matter (and a correlate of the sort that cannot exist apart from its partner,)' it is impossible to divorce form from matter; it would be as absurd to say "x is a form but has no matter" as it would be to say "Jones is a husband but has
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 181 | 37 | 2 |
| Full Text Views | 148 | 2 | 1 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 21 | 3 | 0 |