How Long to Read Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics

How Long Does it Take to Read Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 47 minutes to read Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics by James Dominic Rooney

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Description

Hylomorphism is a metaphysical theory that explains the unity of material objects through a special immaterial part, a 'form'. While contemporary accounts of hylomorphism appeal to structure, and advocate that material substances can have other substances as parts, James Dominic Rooney highlights the flaws in this Neo-Aristotelian way of thinking. Instead, he draws on medieval European and Chinese traditions to put forward that the classical approach to the unity of material objects in terms of 'form' remains theoretically superior. Rooney shows how Thomas Aquinas' account of form gives a more coherent version of hylomorphism, eliminating the need for substance parts. He also studies the Song dynasty Confucian thinker Zhu Xi's hylomorphic intuition that whatever accounts for the composition of some parts into a material whole is a metaphysical part of that object. By appealing to the same non-Aristotelian considerations as Zhu Xi, Rooney explains why all those who believe in the unity of material objects will appeal to a form, enabling hylomorphism to remain a plausible framework. In doing so, this book shines new light on a classic philosophical problem in contemporary metaphysics and demonstrates the far-reaching points of theoretical contact between Western and Confucian thought.

How long is Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics?

Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics by James Dominic Rooney is 224 pages long, and a total of 56,896 words.

This makes it 76% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 10 minutes to read Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics aloud.

What Reading Level is Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics?

Material Objects in Confucian and Aristotelian Metaphysics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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