
HoP 155 - Matter over Mind - Ibn Gabirol
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
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The Importance of Matter in Metaphysics
Ingabirol: Matter is that which underlies all forms, even forms like quantitative dimensions. He argues for it at great length in the third book of his Fountain of Life. Ingabirol sees a hierarchy of four levels below God, he writes. Full forms in spiritual matter, souls, heavenly bodies, and finally bodies down on earth.
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