Research Interests:
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Central to Aristotle's metaphysics is the question of individuality. The individuality of each substance is explained in relation to " matter " because the " form " is universal. Avicenna, as one of the Aristotelian Neoplatonist... more
Central to Aristotle's metaphysics is the question of individuality. The individuality of each substance is explained in relation to " matter " because the " form " is universal. Avicenna, as one of the Aristotelian Neoplatonist philosophers, is not content with this explanation and proposes to establish individuality on other grounds. In this paper, I argue that in his perspective it is not the " matter " which determines individuality but rather the principle of existence.
Research Interests:
Central to Aristotle's metaphysics is the question of individuality. The individuality of each substance is explained in relation to " matter " because the " form " is universal. Avicenna, as one of the Aristotelian Neoplatonist... more
Central to Aristotle's metaphysics is the question of individuality. The individuality of each substance is explained in relation to " matter " because the " form " is universal. Avicenna, as one of the Aristotelian Neoplatonist philosophers, is not content with this explanation and proposes to establish individuality on other grounds. In this paper, I argue that in his perspective it is not the " matter " which determines individuality but rather the principle of existence.