The Supposed Material Cause in Posterior Analytics 2.11
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11585239 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathanael Stein (Florida State University Tallahassee FLA USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-51 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phronesis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8868 • E-ISSN: 1568-5284 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15685284-bja10034 |
| OpenAlex | W3114230053 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
Aristotle presents four causes in Posterior Analytics 2.11, but where we expect matter we find instead the confusing formula, ‘what things being the case, necessarily this is the case’, and an equally confusing example. Some commentators infer that Aristotle is not referring to matter, others that he is but in a non-standard way. I argue that APo . 94a20-34 presents not matter, but determination by general features or facts, including facts about something’s genus. The closest connection to matter is Aristotle’s view that the relation between genus and species is analogous to that between matter and a hylomorphic compound
Analytics · Ancient philosophy · Biology · Data mining · Data science · Epistemology · Genus · Relation (database · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Ecology · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |