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Aristotle on Matter, Form, and Moving Causes Devin Henry (University of Western Ontario)

Aristotle on Matter, Form, and Moving Causes By Devin Henry (University of Western Ontario)

Aristotle on Matter, Form, and Moving Causes by Devin Henry (University of Western Ontario)


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Articulates, develops, and significantly revises the traditional interpretation of Aristotle's theory of generation, thereby improving our understanding of how the doctrine of form and matter - hylomorphism - informs his understanding of how new substances come into being. It will be of interest to scholars of ancient philosophy and the history of biology.

Aristotle on Matter, Form, and Moving Causes Summary

Aristotle on Matter, Form, and Moving Causes: The Hylomorphic Theory of Substantial Generation by Devin Henry (University of Western Ontario)

This book examines an important area of Aristotle's philosophy: the generation of substances. While other changes presuppose the existence of a substance (Socrates grows taller), substantial generation results in something genuinely new that did not exist before (Socrates himself). The central argument of this book is that Aristotle defends a 'hylomorphic' model of substantial generation. In its most complete formulation, this model says that substantial generation involves three principles: (1) matter, which is the subject from which the change proceeds; (2) form, which is the end towards which the process advances; and (3) an efficient cause, which directs the process towards that form. By examining the development of this model across Aristotle's works, Devin Henry seeks to deepen our grasp on how the doctrine of hylomorphism - understood as a blueprint for thinking about the world - informs our understanding of the process by which new substances come into being.

Aristotle on Matter, Form, and Moving Causes Reviews

' Henry's interpretation is philosophically fruitful and well-motivated. This excellent book is essential reading for students of Aristotle's metaphysics and biology.' Emily Kress, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
' Henry's general hylomorphic approach is rewarding, and anyone interested in hylomorphism will profit greatly from working through this ambitious study.' Samuel Meister, Journal of the History of Philosophy

About Devin Henry (University of Western Ontario)

Devin Henry is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario. He is co-editor ofBridging the Gap between Aristotle's Science and Ethics (with Karen M. Nielsen, Cambridge, 2015) and has published many articles on ancient Greek philosophy.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Preliminary puzzles; 2. The hylomorphic model of substantial generation: Physics I; 3. Substantial versus non-substantial change: GC I 1-4; 4. The extended hylomorphic model: GC II 9; 5. Biological generation: part one; 6. Biological generation: part two; 7. The efficient cause of animal generation; 8. The architectonic model; 9. The cosmological significance of substantial generation.

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NGR9781108475570
9781108475570
1108475574
Aristotle on Matter, Form, and Moving Causes: The Hylomorphic Theory of Substantial Generation by Devin Henry (University of Western Ontario)
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Hardback
Cambridge University Press
2019-12-05
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