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In addressing the problem of dualism, and in trying to bring everything into unity, Aristotle developed his '''theory of substance'''. Plato had his [[Plato's Theory of Ideas|theory of ideas]], Aristotle had his theory of substance. And what Aristotle meant by this is that all individual entities, everything that exists in this world, '''exists as a primary substance'''. | In addressing the problem of dualism, and in trying to bring everything into unity, Aristotle developed his '''theory of substance'''. Plato had his [[Plato's Theory of Ideas|theory of ideas]], Aristotle had his theory of substance. And what Aristotle meant by this is that all individual entities, everything that exists in this world, '''exists as a primary substance'''. | ||
According to Plato on the other hand, all the concrete objects that we find in this world are called '''receptacles'''. They are <u>imperfect copies of the real ideas</u> that exist in the other, the ideal world! For Aristotle, however, the individual objects, entities, and things that we encounter in this world are real. And they are substantial. And every substance is comprised of two aspects, or two things: | According to Plato on the other hand, all the concrete objects that we find in this world are called '''receptacles'''. They are <u>imperfect copies of the real ideas</u> that exist in the other, the ideal world! For Aristotle, however, the individual objects, entities, and things that we encounter in this world <u>are real</u>. And they are substantial. And every substance is comprised of two aspects, or two things: | ||
# Matter | # Matter | ||
# Form | # Form | ||