Conceiving Prime Matter in the Middle Ages: Perception, Abstraction and Analogy

IF 0.5 2区 哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY
N. Polloni
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Abstract

Abstract In its formlessness and potentiality, prime matter is a problematic entity of medieval metaphysics and its ontological limitations drastically affect human possibility of conceiving it. In this article, I analyse three influential strategies elaborated to justify an epistemic access to prime matter. They are incidental perception, negative abstraction, and analogy. Through a systematic and historical analysis of these procedures, the article shows the richness of interpretations and theoretical stakes implied by the conundrum of how prime matter can be known by human beings. In particular, the reasons behind the later medieval acceptance of analogy as the main way to unveil prime matter become clearer by pointing out the correlation between the ontological and epistemological levels of the medieval examination of prime matter.
中世纪的原质概念:知觉、抽象与类比
原始物质是中世纪形而上学的一个有问题的实体,具有无形性和潜在性,其本体论的局限性极大地影响了人类对原始物质的认识。在这篇文章中,我分析了三种有影响力的策略,这些策略是为了证明对质料的认知获取是合理的。它们是偶然知觉、否定抽象和类比。通过对这些过程的系统和历史分析,本文展示了人类如何认识基本物质这一难题所隐含的丰富的解释和理论风险。特别是,中世纪后期接受类比作为揭示质数的主要方式的原因,通过指出中世纪质数研究的本体论和认识论层面之间的相关性,变得更加清晰。
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自引率
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发文量
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期刊介绍: The Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie [Archive for the History of Philosophy] is one of the world"s leading academic journals specializing in the history of philosophy. The Archiv publishes exceptional scholarship in all areas of western philosophy from antiquity through the twentieth century. The journal insists on the highest scholarly standards and values precise argumentation and lucid prose. Articles should reflect the current state of the best international research while advancing the field"s understanding of a historical author, school, problem, or concept. The journal has a broad international readership and a rich history.
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