“Logical hylomorphism” and Aristotle's koinoi topoi
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Central States Speech Journal
- Vol. 29 (2) , 92-97
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10510977809367962
Abstract
The mirage of “logical hylomorphism” in Aristotle's theory of topical reasoning and argumentation has been pervasive in treatments of the distinction Aristotle makes in the Rhetoric between common topics and particular topics. Consideration of the nature of dialectical and rhetorical invention and of the evidence in Aristotle for a truly formal conception of koinos topos suggests that it is an error to allow the opposition of form and matter to dictate the exposition of the relationship between particular and common topics.Keywords
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