
HoP 038 - Down To Earth - Aristotle on Substance
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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Aristotle and Plato's Metaphysics
Aristotle says that form is the most fundamental kind of being. This puts him in a bind, which he attempts to resolve in his metaphysics. To really understand what aristotle means here, we would of course need to read the metaphysics carefully. We'll start next week with form and matter, which turn out to be only two of four types of cause recognized by aristotle.
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