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- noun obsolete, philosophy
matter - noun The first matter of the cosmos, from which the four elements arose, according to the doctrines of Empedocles and Aristotle.
Etymologies
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279 The two essentials in the composition of all sublunary things were, by the ancient Greeks, termed psyche and hyle, that is, spiritus et materia, soul and body. 1877 tr.
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279 The two essentials in the composition of all sublunary things were, by the ancient Greeks, termed psyche and hyle, that is, spiritus et materia, soul and body. 1877 tr.
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Here Crescas takes up the problem and points out that whether we accept or not an eternal "hyle," everything that exists must be dependent upon
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik 1907
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Their matter is the primitive "hyle," and their form is the primitive form, which is the root of all forms, essential as well as accidental.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik 1907
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These are "hyle" (matter) -- what has no likeness or form, but has the capacity of receiving form -- and form, which is defined as that which has power to clothe the hyle with any form.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik 1907
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Accordingly he compromised by saying that while the present world as it is is not eternal, it came from a primitive "hyle" or matter, which was eternal.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik 1907
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It is called "hyle," and is the same as the darkness of the first chapter in Genesis.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy Isaac Husik 1907
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Body, corporeity, is the result of the union of "hyle" and "form."
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Greek scheme we have three terms, 1. the 'hyle', [Greek: hulae], which holds the place of the chaos, or the waters, in the true system; 2.
Literary Remains, Volume 2 Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1803
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Hartshorne would argue, contra Alston, that there is a connection between belief in creation ex hyle (as opposed to creation ex nihilo) and the metaphysical principle that being is dynamic power.
Charles Hartshorne Dombrowski, Dan 2009
cryptofascistbbq commented on the word hyle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyle
"In philosophy, hyle (�?λη) (pronounced /ˈhaɪli/) refers to matter or stuff. It can also be the material cause underlying a change in Aristotelian philosophy. The Greeks originally had no word for matter in general, as opposed to raw material suitable for some specific purpose or other, so Aristotle adapted the word for "lumber" for this purpose. The idea that everything physical is made of the same basic substance holds up well under modern science, although it may be thought of more in terms of energy or matter/energy.1"
July 2, 2009