RE: Thomism: Then & Now
October 31, 2021 at 6:53 pm
(This post was last modified: October 31, 2021 at 6:54 pm by Belacqua.)
(October 31, 2021 at 12:28 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Looking over the Wikipedia entry, one issue is how hylomorphism is applied to living beings, including humans.
Of course hylomorphism applies to humans. We are made of matter and we're put together in a certain way.
I'm guessing you don't like certain of the conclusions that Aristotle and Thomas draw concerning what the human form consists of.
(October 31, 2021 at 5:20 pm)Peebo-Thuhlu Wrote: Since.. with the bronze you're simply applying heat and form work and the shape is different. With the paper you're actually chemically chancing things around some what so... they aren't analogous. Where as the wood being shaped from tree to furntiure is a closer fit.Both objects are made of matter arranged in a certain form. Both examples are fine.


