An empirical consideration of substance / Richard J. Connell. [Electronic resource]
Subject(s): Online Resources: CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC COPY OF TEXT In: Laval théologique et philosophique (ISSN 0023-9054)I wish to declare at the outset that I consider Aristotle to have spoken correctly when he said that realities are of two kinds, substance and accident. My aim will be, then, to present the notion of substance as a substratum and to defend it against Hume's attack. Let me stress, however, that I do not intend to write an historical essay on what Aristotle held,for what he held is of much less significance than whether what he heId is right or wrong, true or false. And so although the view I shall defend seems to me to be Aristotle's, that is a minor matter, and I shall direct my efforts towards presenting an empirical account of the notion of substance. To do so I must ask the reader to grant that in some measure we can know the world "out there"; if he does, I think I can make my case with him.
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10/02/2025I wish to declare at the outset that I consider Aristotle to have spoken correctly when he said that realities are of two kinds, substance and accident. My aim will be, then, to present the notion of substance as a substratum and to defend it against Hume's attack. Let me stress, however, that I do not intend to write an historical essay on what Aristotle held,for what he held is of much less significance than whether what he heId is right or wrong, true or false. And so although the view I shall defend seems to me to be Aristotle's, that is a minor matter, and I shall direct my efforts towards presenting an empirical account of the notion of substance. To do so I must ask the reader to grant that in some measure we can know the world "out there"; if he does, I think I can make my case with him.