“Unity in Aristotle’s Metaphysics H6”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23196363 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evan Keeling (0000-0002-7840-0368, University of Virginia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Apeiron (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-6390 • E-ISSN: 2156-7093 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/apeiron-2012-0008 |
| OpenAlex | W2119141164 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
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 compositesby hylomorphism.I also discuss the matterform relationship in H 6, arguing that they have a correlative nature as the matter of the form and the form of the matter. IOne recurring theme in the central books of Aristotle's Metaphysics is the unity of substance.This issue is discussed at length in both Z 12 and H 6, and in less detail in several other places (e.g., in Z 17, 1041b11-33 and H 3, 1043b4-14).These two chapters present the scholar with a number of problems: they contain no cross-references and they offer what are apparently differing solutions to the problem of unity.Each chapter also presents its own textual and philosophical problems.On H 6, which will be the focus of this paper, there is virtually no agreement among scholars on any of the major issues that arise.There is, for instance, no agreement on whether the chapter means to address the unity of forms or composites, nor about the nature of Aristotle's solution.But finding answers to these questions is crucial if we are to make sense of the central books of the Metaphysics and their relationship to the rest of the Metaphysics and the corpus.H 6 stands at the end of the two-book work of Z-H, and it addresses issues which have been in play throughoutin particular with the important but difficult issues of the matter-form relationship and the relationship between potentiality and actuality. 1The latter issue is discus
Correlative · Epistemology · Linguistics · Metaphysics · Organic unity · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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