Does anyone know what Aristotle's formless matter is? What does it have to do with the "rabbit and wolf" analogy?
2007-03-15 11:48:48 · 5 answers · asked by Kiera S 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Here, see if you can dig Mr. Augustine.
http://www.leaderu.com/cyber/books/augconfessions/bk12.html
2007-03-15 12:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by Alex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If only the Klondike bar I had for lunch was formless matter, I doubt it would as readily stick to my thighs. No, really i have no clue (helpful huh). After spending a hot second bashing my frontal lobe into it, all i came up with was a mild head ache, a serious craving for a big fat burrito and... "potential". Something without form yet has the properties of matter is something that would seemingly have the potential to eventually take a form, any form. It's that which exists before everything else. Potential... As for the rabbit and wolf analogy (i know of only one and that was pertaining to thesis preparation, something about the subject being irrelevant so long as you wittily appeased your thesis adviser) What does that have to do with the price of beans in Mexico? Here I go being helpful again... dunno. So yay I'm sure i have successfully wasted your time, as an apology please except my thanks for providing me with a somewhat thought provoking 15 minutes! Sweet!
2007-03-15 23:08:15 · answer #2 · answered by blanksketchez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that formless matter is where....well everything in the world is not formless matter. Everything in the world has a form and contains matter. It has to do with physics basically. I am not really sure about the analogy of the wolf and rabbit. But that has something to do with predator and prey maybe.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????
2007-03-15 19:04:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually this is a Dangerous thing to be asking. I do know what it is in the light of good and in the light of evil but why do you want to know. If certain people were to know this they could take this universe back to the beginning. Why are you in such a hurry to destroy all that we have learned, I have thought this myself. Have faith the solution will come.
Evil will have to be transformed into good which might hurt. but if evil were to win all of our pleasures would be mixed with pain.
E-Mail me if you understand
2007-03-15 21:56:41 · answer #4 · answered by lord_andys_new_id 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
air? gas?
2007-03-15 18:51:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋