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... matter , and the psyche is simply the form of a potentially living body . Aristotle's meaning of form and matter is considered in greater detail in the introduction to Chapter 5. However , a few remarks are in order at this point . In ...
... matter , and the psyche is simply the form of a potentially living body . Aristotle's meaning of form and matter is considered in greater detail in the introduction to Chapter 5. However , a few remarks are in order at this point . In ...
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... matter can take on form , and hence has the potential to become one kind of thing or another . Stated differently , form is actuality , and matter is potentiality . Within this formulation , all change involves the actualization of a ...
... matter can take on form , and hence has the potential to become one kind of thing or another . Stated differently , form is actuality , and matter is potentiality . Within this formulation , all change involves the actualization of a ...
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... matter used to construct a computer , for example . Or , stated differently , the unassembled components have the ... matter and form is relative ; what is matter at one level of analysis may be considered form at another ( lower ) level ...
... matter used to construct a computer , for example . Or , stated differently , the unassembled components have the ... matter and form is relative ; what is matter at one level of analysis may be considered form at another ( lower ) level ...
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