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Aristotle's concept of matter and its relation to modern concepts of matter

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The first draft of this paper was commented upon by Michael Frede, and I have made several needed revisions in the light of his remarks, even though we remain apart on a number of questions of central importance.

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Suppes, P. Aristotle's concept of matter and its relation to modern concepts of matter. Synthese 28, 27–50 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00869495

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