The History of Hylomorphism

From Aristotle to Descartes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Although Aristotle was not the first to understand objects in terms of their matter and their form, the account he developed has exercised a major influence on Western philosophy to this day. The History of Hylomorphism: From Aristotle to Descartes collects sixteen essays by experts that consider aspects of the first two thousand years of the history of hylomorphism, starting with Aristotle's immediate successors and ending with Descartes. It includes discussions of Hellenistic, Roman, Arabic, medieval, and early modern philosophers, examining the ways in which Aristotle's central ideas and concepts were progressively modified by these thinkers. Hylomorphism, as we understand it today, owes much to the way in which it was interpreted, and re-interpreted, during this period. Through a study of their work we can see how questions in contemporary metaphysics and philosophy of mind, such as Descartes's mind-body problem, came to be formulated.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-09-08
Mått166 x 242 x 30 mm
Vikt798 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor422
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780192897664

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David Charles was initially a Lecturer and Research Lecturer in Christ Church, Oxford (1972-8) and was from 1978 a Fellow and Tutor at Oriel College, Oxford, until 2008 when he became a Research Professor. Since 2014, he has been a Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. In addition, he has held visiting professorships at Brown, Rutgers and UCLA, Tokyo Metropolitan, Taiwan National and Venice Universities. He was a co-founder with Vasilis Karasmanis of the European Society for Greek Philosophy and is an Honorary Fellow of the Technical University of Athens.

PrefaceList of contributorsDavid Charles: Introduction: The History of Hylomorphism: From Aristotle to Descartes1: Alexander Bown: Epicurean Materialism2: Brad Inwood: Stoics and Hylomorphism3: Christof Rapp: The Octopoid Soul. Stoic Responses to Aristotle's Soul-Body Hylomorphism4: Reier Helle: Alexander of Aphrodisias and the Stoics: Blending, Forms, and the Upwards Story5: Patricia Marechal: Galen on the Form and Substance of the Soul6: Victor Caston: Alexander of Aphrodisias' Emergentism: Hylomorphism Perfected7: Frans A.J. de Haas: Alexander of Aphrodisias on the Ancient Debate on Hylomorphism, and the Development of Intellect8: Riccardo Chiaradonna: Plotinus on Hylomorphic Forms9: Pauliina Remes: Strengths of Embodiment in Neoplatonism10: Richard Sorabji: Philoponus and Alexander in Historical Context on Relations between Matter and Form Inside and Outside Philosophy of Mind11: Miira Tuominen: Hylomorphism in Neoplatonic Commentaries on Aristotle? Perception in Philoponus and Pseudo-Simplicius12: Peter Adamson: Natural, Artificial, and Organic Forms in Avicenna13: Stephen R. Ogden: Averroes, Intellect, and Liberal Hylomorphism14: Christopher Shields: Hoc Aliquid: Aquinas's Soul is This Something15: Dominik Perler: Suárez's Compositional Account of Substance16: Lilli Alanen: Descartes's Mind-Body Holism and the Primacy of Experience

This volume stands out as an impressive achievement in the field of ancient, late antique, and medieval philosophy. While it gathers contributions from many leading scholars, Charles has skillfully woven these diverse perspectives into a cohesive whole. Each chapter, with few exceptions, builds meaningfully on the last, creating a book that is both challenging and rewarding to engage with. This volume can therefore be highly recommended to anyone who wishes to gain a broader perspective on fundamental developments in the history of Western philosophy.