@article{ART001394481},
author={김신},
title={The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow},
journal={Philosophical Investigation},
issn={1598-7213},
year={2009},
volume={26},
pages={287-317},
doi={10.33156/philos.2009.26..012}
TY - JOUR
AU - 김신
TI - The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow
JO - Philosophical Investigation
PY - 2009
VL - 26
IS - null
PB - Institute of philosophy in Chung-Ang Univ.
SP - 287
EP - 317
SN - 1598-7213
AB - In this paper, I argue for the revisionist account of prime matter, according to which Aristotle’s metaphysics does not require the common matter in allowing the reciprocal transformations of elements. First, ‘matter’ in Aristotle’s work is analyzed into three distinguishable definitions: the material definition, the substratum definition, and the potentiality definition. Second, the traditionalist account of prime matter is shown to satisfy all three definitions. It is then pointed out that the traditionalist notion of a sheer potentiality is unintelligible. This is shown with the help from the recent intermediate account of prime matter. Third, I argue for the revisionist account of prime matter on two grounds. Section 4 establishes that Aristotle can do without prime matter in allowing the elemental changes. And, more importantly, it is argued in section 5 that the traditionalist account fails to accommodate Aristotle’s remark that some elemental changes take more time than other such changes, while the revisionist can easily account for the remark. This paper concludes with a thought, acknowledging a couple of further research tasks in completing the revisionist account of prime matter.
KW - Aristotle;Prime Matter;Change;Elements
DO - 10.33156/philos.2009.26..012
ER -
김신. (2009). The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow. Philosophical Investigation, 26, 287-317.
김신. 2009, "The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow", Philosophical Investigation, vol.26, pp.287-317. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2009.26..012
김신 "The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow" Philosophical Investigation 26 pp.287-317 (2009) : 287.
김신. The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow. 2009; 26 287-317. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2009.26..012
김신. "The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow" Philosophical Investigation 26(2009) : 287-317.doi: 10.33156/philos.2009.26..012
김신. The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow. Philosophical Investigation, 26, 287-317. doi: 10.33156/philos.2009.26..012
김신. The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow. Philosophical Investigation. 2009; 26 287-317. doi: 10.33156/philos.2009.26..012
김신. The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow. 2009; 26 287-317. Available from: doi:10.33156/philos.2009.26..012
김신. "The Reciprocal Transformations of Elements: The Quick and the Slow" Philosophical Investigation 26(2009) : 287-317.doi: 10.33156/philos.2009.26..012
