PHI 2323 Lecture 13

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Review of Change

Principles of nature (of change):

1. matter
2. form
3. privation

I still don't get substantial change

Aristotle: What is the Soul?

Soul is "something of a body"

• soul isn't body itself
• like health, soul is never found without body
• soul seems like it would be an accident, but losing it (death) is a substantial change
• therefore soul must be related to substance
• substance is substantial form and prime matter
  • soul must be one of
    1. composite of matter and form - we don't point to "souls" in themselves
    2. prime matter - soul causes actuality, not potency
    3. substantial form!!!

• matter is potency
• form makes matter "actual"

Socratic Circles