The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2010
Abstract
The oxymoronic phrase ‘intelligible matter’ occurs three times in Aristotle. In two passages it has the same meaning; in the third the meaning seems radically different. This gives the impression that the Aristotelian language of metaphysics is distressingly slack. This paper argues, against the nearly unanimous voice of two millennia of commentaries, that ‘intelligible matter’ has the same meaning in all three loci. In doing so it develops a capital distinction that tightens up the apparatus of Aristotelian metaphysics.
Recommended Citation
Thorp, John, "Intelligible Matter in Aristotle" (2010). The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter. 385.
https://orb.binghamton.edu/sagp/385
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Notes
John Thorp presented “Intelligible Matter in Aristotle” to the Society at its meeting with the Pacific Division in San Francisco in 2010.
For information about the author see: http://www.uwo.ca/philosophy/people/thorp.html