Aristotle : On Matter and Form

This video provides an in-depth look by comparing the understandings of existence of Plato and Aristotle, two great philosophers of philosophy. It examines Plato's understanding of reality built on the concept of "form" and Aristotle's approach based on the relationship between matter and form. In contrast to Plato's idealist view based on the concept of "form", Aristotle develops a more concrete conception of existence through the concepts of substance, matter and form.

According to Aristotle's perspective, substances do not exist in actuality but in potentiality, and only gain meaning through form. The video explains Aristotle's concepts of matter and form by separating them from each other, and details how substance is formed by the combination of these concepts. It explains the direct unknowability of substances, how they become actual only when they gain form, and that existence is fully realized. In addition, complex issues such as how Aristotle addressed the relationship between potentiality and actuality through natural philosophy, and how natural objects contain both matter and form are shed light on.

This video takes the viewer deeper into Aristotle’s philosophical thought, examining the matter-form relationship in the context of existence, nature, and substance. It provides important explanations on how Aristotle defined matter as something that cannot be known by itself but can be grasped through form, and how this approach provides continuity and contrast to Plato’s abstract idealism. What is the essence of existence? Is a form without matter possible? Discover what Aristotle meant by the concept of “substance” and embark on a philosophical journey by pursuing these ancient questions!