![]() ![]() It can also be the material cause underlying a change in Aristotelian philosophy. Īristotle's concept of hyle is the principle that correlates with shape and this can be demonstrated in the way the philosopher described hyle, saying it is that which receives form or definiteness, that which is formed. The word materia was chosen instead to indicate a meaning not in handicraft but in the passive role that mother ( mater) plays in conception. ![]() This emphasized silva as that of which a thing is made, but one that remained a substratum with changed form. ![]() However, Latin thinkers opted for a word that had a technical sense (rather than literal meaning). ![]() The Greek term's Latin equivalent was silva, which literally meant woodland or forest. The Latin equivalent of the hyle concept – and later its medieval version – also emerged from Aristotle's notion. The idea that everything physical is made of the same basic substance holds up well under modern science, although it may be thought of more in terms of energy or matter/energy. The Ancient Greek language originally had no word for matter in general, as opposed to raw material suitable for some specific purpose or other, so Aristotle adapted the word for "wood" to this purpose. ![]()
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