A Dynamic Theory of Hylomorphism

Form as Activity

Jeremy W. Skrzypek (Ohio Dominican University, USA)

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Routledge
19 June 2025

Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics

This book introduces a novel hylomorphic theory of material objects, according to which material objects are understood as comprised or composed of both matter and activity, where activity plays the role of form. This theory, “hyloenergeism,” captures the dynamic nature of many of the objects of our experience, such as living organisms, better than other leading varieties of contemporary hylomorphism.

Hylomorphism is the theory according to which material objects are understood as comprised or composed of two fundamental parts, components, aspects, or principles: matter and form. Many contemporary hylomorphists endorse a version according to which the form of a material object is understood as a certain kind of complex relation or structure realized in its material parts. Others endorse a version according to which the form of a material object is understood as a certain kind of power or disposition continuously activated in the object or in its material parts. This book argues against structural and dispositional varieties of hylomorphism in favor of a third approach: hyloenergeism. Drawing on various aspects of traditional Aristotelian hylomorphism and other contemporary occurrence-based theories of material objects, it argues that hyloenergeism has the resources to successfully avoid or resolve several major concerns for other competing hylomorphic views.

A Dynamic Theory of Hylomorphism will appeal to researchers and graduate students working in metaphysics, ancient philosophy, and medieval philosophy.

By: Jeremy W. Skrzypek (Ohio Dominican University USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9781041009429
ISBN 10: 1041009429
Series: Routledge Studies in Metaphysics
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 19 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Form as Structure: Structural Hylomorphism 2. Three Concerns for Structural Hylomorphism 3. Form as Power: Dispositional Hylomorphism 4. Activity, Process, and Object: Some Contemporary Resources 5. Form as Activity: Hyloenergeism 6. The Virtues of Hyloenergeism 7. Conclusion

Jeremy W. Skrzypek is Assistant Professor of philosophy at Ohio Dominican University. He received his PhD in philosophy from Saint Louis University. In 2023, he received the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly's Rising Scholar Award. His work has appeared in Synthese, Erkenntnis, Ratio, Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy, Vivarium, and elsewhere.