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024 7 _a10.1017/9781009026475
_2doi
040 _aStDuBDS
_beng
_cStDuBDS
_erda
_epn
050 4 _aBD648
_b.S5 2023
082 0 4 _a117
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100 1 _aSimpson, William M. R.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aHylomorphism /
_cWilliam M.R. Simpson.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2023.
300 _a1 online resource (72 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge elements. Elements in the philosophy of biology,
_x2515-1126
500 _aAlso issued in print: 2023.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
506 0 _aOpen access.
_fUnrestricted online access
_2star
520 8 _aThis Element introduces Aristotle's doctrine of hylomorphism, which provides an account of substances in terms of their 'matter' and 'form', adapting and applying it to the interface between physics and biology. It begins by indicating some reasons for the current revival of hylomorphism and by suggesting a way of classifying the confusing array of hylomorphisms that have arisen. It argues that, in order for composite entities to have irreducible causal powers which make a difference to how nature unfolds, they must have substantial forms which transform their matter such that the powers of their physical parts are grounded in the composite entity as a whole. It suggests how a contemporary form of hylomorphism might contribute to the philosophy of biology by grounding the non-intentional form of teleology that features in the identity conditions of biological systems, affirming a real distinction between living organisms and heaps of matter.
588 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 26, 2023).
650 0 _aHylomorphism.
776 0 8 _iPrint version :
_z9781009410830
830 0 _aCambridge elements.
_pElements in the philosophy of biology,
_x2515-1126.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781009026475
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