This book explores a fundamental tension in Aristotle's metaphysics: how can an entity such as a living organism--a composite generated through the imposition of form on preexisting matter--have the conceptual unity that Aristotle demands of primary substances? Mary Louise Gill bases her treatment of the problem of unity, and of Aristotle's solution, on a fresh interpretation of the relation between matter and form.
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Mary Louise Gill Imprint: Princeton University Pres Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 425g ISBN:9780691020709 ISBN 10: 0691020701 Pages: 296 Publication Date:29 July 1991 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active