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Ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Philosophical Investigations' and 'Philosophia Epicurea'

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9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / b. Form as principle
16640 Form is the principle that connects a thing's constitution (rather than being operative) [Hill,N]
     Full Idea: Form is the state and condition of a thing, a result of the connection among its material principles; it is a constituting principle, not an operative one.
     From: Nicholas Hill (Philosophia Epicurea [1610], n 35)
     A reaction: Pasnau presents this as a denial of form, but it looks to me like someone fishing for what form could be in a more scientific context. Aristotle would have approved of 'principles'. Hill seems to defend the categorical against the dispositional.
9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind
15106 Essence is expressed by grammar [Wittgenstein]
     Full Idea: Essence is expressed by grammar. ...Grammar tells us what kind of object anything is.
     From: Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigations [1952], §371-3)
     A reaction: Enigmatic, as usual. The second part seems to imply sortal essentialism, though the emphasis on grammar seems to make it highly conventional, rather than a reflection of 'real' sorts.