Substantial Holism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23212034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Theodore Scaltsas (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Pages | 107-128 |
| Publication date | 1994-08-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Unity, identity, and explanation in Aristotle's metaphysics (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressOxford (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780198240679.003.0006 |
| OpenAlex | W4388371177 |
| ISBN | 9780198240679 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Substances are the most unified wholes in Aristotle’s metaphysics, being paradigmatically single but complex entities. My concern in this paper is to understand the nature of their unity, and through it, explicate an important aspect of the relation of the potential to the actual, which is fundamental in Aristotle’s system. Although the nature of this relation is illuminated by examples offered by Aristotle, this is not sufficient, in view of the enormous explanatory weight that is placed by Aristotle on this relation. An attempt must be made to understand why it is that this relation can deliver such fundamental and rather spectacular—denigrated as ‘magical’ by its critics —metaphysical results.
Epistemology · Holism · Metaphysics · Relation (database) · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2023 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |