Chapter 2 Essential Thermochemical and Biological Powers
"There are three great options in the philosophy of nature: materialism, cosmic monism, and holistic pluralism. These correspond to the metaphysical priority of, respectively, the very small, the very large, and the intermediate. Human beings and other organisms fall into the intermediate categor...
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| description | "There are three great options in the philosophy of nature: materialism, cosmic
monism, and holistic pluralism. These correspond to the metaphysical priority of, respectively,
the very small, the very large, and the intermediate. Human beings and other organisms fall into
the intermediate category, and a philosophy of nature that gives pride of place to thought and
responsible, intentional action, while avoiding Cartesian dualism and idealism, must embrace the
Aristotelian option of plural holism. Aristotle’s metaphysics clearly assigns the status of
fundamental to living organisms, despite their intermediate size.
However, integrating this Aristotelian view with modern science faces the problem of the
inorganic world. Where can we find the fundamental Aristotelian substances in that world,
needed to complete the plural holist picture? I will argue that we can take our cues from the
holistic character of quantum chemistry and thermodynamics. Just as there are irreducibly human
powers grounded in the human soul as the ‘form of the body’, so too are there irreducibly
thermochemical powers grounded in thermochemical forms, which are ontologically prior to the
arrangement of particles and waves in space and time. I extend this account to the irreducibly
biological powers of organisms." |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-721542025-08-13T14:11:13Z Chapter 2 Essential Thermochemical and Biological Powers Koons, Robert C. Philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of religion, philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, religion and philosophy, religion and science, christian theology thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTJ Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTJ Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRA Religion: general::QRAB Philosophy of religion "There are three great options in the philosophy of nature: materialism, cosmic monism, and holistic pluralism. These correspond to the metaphysical priority of, respectively, the very small, the very large, and the intermediate. Human beings and other organisms fall into the intermediate category, and a philosophy of nature that gives pride of place to thought and responsible, intentional action, while avoiding Cartesian dualism and idealism, must embrace the Aristotelian option of plural holism. Aristotle’s metaphysics clearly assigns the status of fundamental to living organisms, despite their intermediate size. However, integrating this Aristotelian view with modern science faces the problem of the inorganic world. Where can we find the fundamental Aristotelian substances in that world, needed to complete the plural holist picture? I will argue that we can take our cues from the holistic character of quantum chemistry and thermodynamics. Just as there are irreducibly human powers grounded in the human soul as the ‘form of the body’, so too are there irreducibly thermochemical powers grounded in thermochemical forms, which are ontologically prior to the arrangement of particles and waves in space and time. I extend this account to the irreducibly biological powers of organisms." 2021-10-08T04:00:35Z 2021-10-08T04:00:35Z 2021-10-07T12:38:57Z 2022 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50864 9780367637149 9780367646981 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/72154 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50864/1/9781003125860_10.4324_9781003125860-2.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/50864/1/9781003125860_10.4324_9781003125860-2.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003125860-4 10.4324/9781003125860-4 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Neo-Aristotelian Metaphysics and the Theology of Nature 9780367637149 9780367646981 Routledge 29 open access |
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