Can a relational substance ontology be hylomorphic?

Can a relational substance ontology be hylomorphic?

The debate between relational versus constituent substance ontology is longstanding and ongoing. In the contemporary literature it is mostly taken for granted that any version of hylomorphism must count as a constituent substance ontology. Here I argue that a certain sort of relational substance ont...

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Veröffentlicht in:Synthese (Dordrecht) 2021-06, Vol.198 (Suppl 11), p.2717-2734
1. Verfasser: Dumsday, Travis
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cognition & reasoning
Contemporary literature
Education
Epistemology
Logic
Metaphysics
Ontology
Philosophy
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Science
S.I.: Form
Structure and Hylomorphism
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Zusammenfassung:The debate between relational versus constituent substance ontology is longstanding and ongoing. In the contemporary literature it is mostly taken for granted that any version of hylomorphism must count as a constituent substance ontology. Here I argue that a certain sort of relational substance ontology could also legitimately be labeled hylomorphic, and in fact that relational substance ontologists have some good reasons to affirm this version of hylomorphism.
ISSN:0039-7857
1573-0964
DOI:10.1007/s11229-019-02173-1