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72Aristotle (review)Ancient Philosophy 29 (1): 217-220. 2009.Review of Aristotle: Metaphysics Theta, translated and annotated by S. Makin
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1Livio Rossetti, ed., Greek Philosophy in the New Millenium Reviewed by (review)Philosophy in Review 25 (4): 296-298. 2005.Review of Greek Philosophy in the New Millenium, edited by Livio Rossetti.
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130Prime matter and actualityJournal of the History of Philosophy 33 (2): 197-224. 1995.In the context of Aristotle's metaphysics and natural philosophy, 'prime matter' refers to that material cause which is both the proximate material cause of the four sublunary elements and the ultimate material cause of all perishable substances. On the traditional view, prime matter is pure potentiality, without any determinate nature of its own. Against this view, I argue that prime matter must be physical, extended, and movable matter if it is to fulfil its role as the substratum persisting t…Read more
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