
HoP 155 - Matter over Mind - Ibn Gabirol
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Ingabirol's New Philosophy of Matter and Form
Ingabirol thinks that whenever we have some feature describing a subject, we can speak of a relation between matter and form. This idea is sometimes called universal hyalomorphism which may sound like a misery-inducing skin disease but actually comes from the Greek words hule, or matter, and morfe, meaning form. Even philosophers like Aquinas mention him as a useful opponent to be refuted while approving such things as the immateriality of angels.
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