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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / a. Hylomorphism

16757	Hot water naturally cools down, which is due to the substantial form of the water [William of Ockham]
	Full Idea: It is clear to the senses that hot water, if left to its own nature, reverts to coldness; this coldness cannot be caused by anything other than the substantial form of the water.
	From: William of Ockham (Seven Quodlibets [1332], III.6), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 24.4
	A reaction: Unfortunately this is very bad science (even for its time), but it shows how many scholastics treated hylomorphism as a very physical and causal theory.