HANS DRIESCH. ON THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE AND ON THE METAPHYSICAL SUBSTANCE Cover Image

HANS DRIESCH O SUBSTANCJI CHEMICZNEJ I O SUBSTANCJI METAFIZYCZNEJ
HANS DRIESCH. ON THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE AND ON THE METAPHYSICAL SUBSTANCE

Author(s): Dariusz A. Szkutnik
Subject(s): Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Sociobiology
Published by: Instytut Teologiczno-Pastoralny im. św. Józefa Sebastiana Pelczara w Rzeszowie
Keywords: entelechy; chemical substance; metaphysical substance; form; biochemistry;

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses mainly on reconstruction of Driesch’s considerations’ analyses relating to entelechy as a metaphysical substance. Knowing already that the chemical substance and its systems cannot provide a specific basis for the same entelechy, bio-philosopher eventually rejected this research approach in the way of understanding phenomena of entelechy. Driesch clarified the new specific features for the very entelechy that are not reducible to the peculiarities of biochemical phenomena occurring in vivo alone.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 427-439
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish