matter (hyle)
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Matter (hyle) is Aristotle’s concept of the underlying, indeterminate substrate that, together with form, constitutes the being of physical substances in his metaphysical system.
All labels observed (1)
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| matter (hyle) canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: matter (hyle) Context triple: [Metaphysics (Aristotle), keyConcept, matter (hyle)]
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A.
thing-in-itself (noumenon)
The thing-in-itself (noumenon) is Kant’s term for reality as it exists independently of human perception and experience, in contrast to the world of appearances (phenomena).
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B.
Aether
Aether is the primordial Greek deity embodying the bright, upper air and pure sky associated with the realm of the gods.
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C.
the swerve of atoms (clinamen)
The swerve of atoms (clinamen) is an Epicurean philosophical concept positing a spontaneous, unpredictable deviation in the motion of atoms to account for free will and the origin of events in an otherwise deterministic universe.
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D.
plane of immanence
The plane of immanence is a central Deleuzian philosophical concept describing a non-hierarchical, pre-conceptual field of pure becoming and relations from which thought, life, and events emerge.
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E.
De ente et essentia
De ente et essentia is a foundational philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically analyzes the concepts of being and essence within an Aristotelian and scholastic framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: matter (hyle) Target entity description: Matter (hyle) is Aristotle’s concept of the underlying, indeterminate substrate that, together with form, constitutes the being of physical substances in his metaphysical system.
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A.
thing-in-itself (noumenon)
The thing-in-itself (noumenon) is Kant’s term for reality as it exists independently of human perception and experience, in contrast to the world of appearances (phenomena).
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B.
Aether
Aether is the primordial Greek deity embodying the bright, upper air and pure sky associated with the realm of the gods.
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C.
the swerve of atoms (clinamen)
The swerve of atoms (clinamen) is an Epicurean philosophical concept positing a spontaneous, unpredictable deviation in the motion of atoms to account for free will and the origin of events in an otherwise deterministic universe.
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D.
plane of immanence
The plane of immanence is a central Deleuzian philosophical concept describing a non-hierarchical, pre-conceptual field of pure becoming and relations from which thought, life, and events emerge.
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E.
De ente et essentia
De ente et essentia is a foundational philosophical treatise by Thomas Aquinas that systematically analyzes the concepts of being and essence within an Aristotelian and scholastic framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aristotelian concept
ⓘ
metaphysical concept ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo | physical substances ⓘ |
| cannotExistWithout | form (morphe) ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
form (morphe)
ⓘ
substantial form ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Aristotle's De Anima
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aristotle's Metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ Aristotle's Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
efficient cause
ⓘ
final cause ⓘ formal cause ⓘ |
| etymologicallyRelatedTo | wood ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
prime matter
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proximate matter ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
indeterminate
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potential ⓘ receptive of form ⓘ |
| hasFunction | constitutes being of substances together with form ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | ὕλη ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation | as principle of individuation in some scholastic authors ⓘ |
| hasModeOfBeing | being in potency ⓘ |
| hasOriginator | Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | underlying substrate of physical substances ⓘ |
| hasStatusInAristotle | one of four causes (material cause) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic Aristotelian philosophy
NERFINISHED
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Jewish Aristotelian philosophy ⓘ Thomas Aquinas's metaphysics ⓘ medieval scholastic metaphysics ⓘ |
| isComponentOf |
composite substances
ⓘ
substance (ousia) ⓘ |
| isExplainedUsing | potentiality–actuality distinction ⓘ |
| isNot |
independent substance
ⓘ
purely quantitative stuff of modern physics ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aristotle's hylomorphism
NERFINISHED
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Aristotle's metaphysics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
actuality
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hylomorphism ⓘ potentiality ⓘ |
| relatedToDebate |
composition of material objects
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identity through change ⓘ problem of change ⓘ |
| underlies |
accidental change
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substantial change ⓘ |
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Subject: matter (hyle) Description of subject: Matter (hyle) is Aristotle’s concept of the underlying, indeterminate substrate that, together with form, constitutes the being of physical substances in his metaphysical system.
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Metaphysics (Aristotle)