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hylomorphism

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hylomorphism [ˌhaɪləˈmɔːfɪzəm]
n
(Philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that identifies matter with the first cause of the universe
hylomorphism
the theory derived from Aristotle that every physical object is composed of two principles, an unchanging prime matter and a form deprived of actuality with every substantial change of the object. — hylomorphist, n. — hylomorphic, adj.
See also: Philosophy
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See Adi Setia, "Atomism versus Hylomorphism in the Kalam of Fakhr al-Din al-Razi," Islam & Science, Vol.
Time, motion, distance, and change in the Kalam of Fakhr al-Din ... by Setia, Adi / Islam & Science
Newman argues that the evolution of a "mechanical philosophy" that replaced Aristotelian-scholastic hylomorphism was the direct and integral result of an experimental, corpuscular chymistry derived from medieval alchemy and culminating in Robert Boyle.
Atoms and Alchemy: Chymistry and the Experimental Origins of the ... by Clulee, Nicholas H. / Renaissance Quarterly
This psychology in turn rested on Aristotle's hylomorphism, the view that all natural objects consist of a unity of matter and form.
Human nature and the creation of new values by Ortmann, Leonard W. / Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
 
 
 
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