Aristotle on Artifactual Substances

It is standardly held that Aristotle denies that artifacts are substances. There is no consensus on why this is so, and proposals include taking artifacts to lack autonomy, to be merely accidental unities, and to be impermanent. In this paper, I argue that Aristotle holds that artifacts are substanc...

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Main Author: Phil Corkum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2023-06-01
Series:Metaphysics
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Online Access:https://account.metaphysicsjournal.com/index.php/up-j-m/article/view/123