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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 2. Substance / a. Substance

17553	We can retain the idea of 'substance', as indestructible mass or energy [Heisenberg]
	Full Idea: One could consider mass and energy as two different forms of the same 'substance' and thereby keep the idea of substance as indestructible.
	From: Werner Heisenberg (Physics and Philosophy [1958], 07)

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / b. Form as principle

17544	Basic particles have a mathematical form, which is more important than their substance [Heisenberg]
	Full Idea: The smallest parts of matter are not the fundamental Beings, as in the philosophy of Democritus, but are mathematical forms. Here it is quite evident that the form is more important than the substance of which it is the form.
	From: Werner Heisenberg (Physics and Philosophy [1958], 04)
	A reaction: Heisenberg is quite consciously endorsing hylomorphism here, with a Pythagorean twist to it.