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Aristotle on unity in Metaphysics Z.12 and H.6.

  • Published In: Ratio, 2023, v. 36, n. 4. P. 243 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Peramatzis, Michail 3 of 3

Abstract

Aristotle's inquiry into the definitional question "what is substance?" in the central books of the Metaphysics is constrained by the unity requirement. Roughly, a particular hylomorphic compound substance, such as this human, ought to be a unified whole and not just a heap of material parts and form. A similar claim applies to the substance‐kind, human, which Metaphysics ΖΗΘ characterises as a hylomorphic compound taken universally. I raise the following question about this picture of unity: Is a compound's unity basic or is it derived from the form's unity? Reading closely Metaphysics Z.12 and H.6, I argue that the form is explanatorily basic for the compound's unity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Ratio. 2023/12, Vol. 36, Issue 4, p243
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0034-0006
  • DOI:10.1111/rati.12370
  • Accession Number:173689880
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