Hylomorphism and Mereology
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Society for Medieval Logic and Metaphysics
Organizer Name
Alexander W. Hall
Organizer Affiliation
Clayton State Univ.
Presider Name
Alexander W. Hall
Paper Title 1
Boethius of Dacia on the _Differentiae_ and the Unity of Definitions
Presenter 1 Name
Rodrigo Guerizoli
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Paper Title 2
What Has Aquinas Got against Platonic Forms?
Presenter 2 Name
Turner C. Nevitt
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of San Diego
Paper Title 3
Mereological Hylomorphism and the Development of the Buridanian Account of Formal Consequence
Presenter 3 Name
Jacob Archambault
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Fordham Univ.
Start Date
13-5-2016 10:00 AM
Session Location
Bernhard 212
Description
Mereology is the metaphysical theory of parts and wholes, including their conditions of identity and persistence through change. Hylomorphism is the Aristotelian metaphysical doctrine according to which all natural substances, including living organisms, consist of matter and form as their essential parts, where the substantial form of living organisms is identified as their soul. Consequently, medieval philosophers’ discussions of these topics cover a broad philosophical terrain, taking in the problem of material constitution, biological organization and the principle of life, human nature, and even the fate of the soul after death. Specifically, medieval thought on these issues is of broader interest to contemporary philosophers, given that medieval theories are now offered as viable alternatives to various modern understandings of the related problems.
Hylomorphism and Mereology
Bernhard 212
Mereology is the metaphysical theory of parts and wholes, including their conditions of identity and persistence through change. Hylomorphism is the Aristotelian metaphysical doctrine according to which all natural substances, including living organisms, consist of matter and form as their essential parts, where the substantial form of living organisms is identified as their soul. Consequently, medieval philosophers’ discussions of these topics cover a broad philosophical terrain, taking in the problem of material constitution, biological organization and the principle of life, human nature, and even the fate of the soul after death. Specifically, medieval thought on these issues is of broader interest to contemporary philosophers, given that medieval theories are now offered as viable alternatives to various modern understandings of the related problems.