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The Evolution of the Leibnizian Notion of “Primary Matter” and its Scholastic Background

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: This paper aims to clarify the evolution of the notion of primary matter in Leibniz’s philosophy. The analysis takes the scholastic discussion on the reality of primary matter as a framework to explain the development of Leibniz’s ideas. It will be shown that Leibniz argued in his earlier writings for a conception of primary matter as some sort of being (similarly in line with some scholastic philosophers like Scoto, Ockam, and Suarez). In contrast, in his mature metaphysics, he deployed this primary matter of reality, approaching Aquinas’s position in a creative and novelty manner.

Source: Cauriensia Revista anual de ciencias eclesiásticas

DOI: 10.17398/2340-4256.19.737

Author: Leonardo Ruiz-Gómez

Institution: Universidad Panamericana

Language: English

Topic: Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4405875396

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