Mixture, Generation and the First Aporia of Aristotle's GC 1.10

Anagnostopoulos, Andreas (2021): Mixture, Generation and the First Aporia of Aristotle's GC 1.10. In: Phronesis-A Journal for Ancient Philosophy, Vol. 66, No. 2: pp. 139-177

Abstract

This paper concerns the classification of the process of mixture, for Aristotle, and the related issue of the manner in which the ingredients remain present once mixed. I argue that mixture is best viewed as a kind of substantial generation in the context of the GC and, accordingly, that the ingredients do not enjoy the kind of strong presence within a mixture usually attributed to them. To do this, I critically examine the most promising versions of the standard view and offer a new interpretation of Aristotle's treatment of a puzzle about mixture in GC 1.10.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science
• Subjects: 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 100 Philosophy
• ISSN: 0031-8868
• Language: English