[PDF] aristotle form and function

Aristotle maintains that in order to study natural things as what they are, one must pay attention to both their matter and their form. The reason for this is precisely that the form of a thing is not quite the same as its function.
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  • What are the forms in Aristotle?

    For Aristotle, forms do not exist independently of things—every form is the form of some thing.
    A “substantial” form is a kind that is attributed to a thing, without which that thing would be of a different kind or would cease to exist altogether.

  • What is the philosophy of form and function?

    Form follows function is a principle of design associated with late 19th and early 20th century architecture and industrial design in general, which states that the shape of a building or object should primarily relate to its intended function or purpose.

  • What is Aristotle's theory of forms and matter?

    According to Aristotle, form and matter are inseparable and together make up the substance of an object.
    The relationship between form and matter is a central theme of Aristotle's theory of changeable being.

  • What is Aristotle's theory of forms and matter?

    In order to show that Aristotle held the form to be universal we need only find evidence that the form is common to those things which have it, "since that is called universal which is such as to belong to more than one thing" (1038 b 11 - 12).

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