A Dynamic Theory of Hylomorphism

This book introduces a novel hylomorphic theory of material objects, according to which material objects are best understood as comprised or composed of both matter and activity. This theory, "hyloenergeism", better captures the dynamic complexity of many of the objects of our experience, including living organisms.

Autorentext

Jeremy W. Skrzypek is Assistant Professor of philosophy at Ohio Dominican University. He received his PhD in philosophy from Saint Louis University. In 2023, he received the American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly's Rising Scholar Award. His work has appeared in Synthese, Erkenntnis, Ratio, Oxford Studies in Medieval Philosophy, Vivarium, and elsewhere.

Inhalt

Introduction 1. Form as Structure: Structural Hylomorphism 2. Three Concerns for Structural Hylomorphism 3. Form as Power: Dispositional Hylomorphism 4. Activity, Process, and Object: Some Contemporary Resources 5. Form as Activity: Hyloenergeism 6. The Virtues of Hyloenergeism 7. Conclusion