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This chapter examines how the conceptions of space and time provide the natural, but non-material resources for determining matter. On this basis, the chapter critically examines how Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel account for matter.
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Winfield, R.D. (2017). Space-Time and Matter. In: Conceiving Nature after Aristotle, Kant, and Hegel. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66281-7_4
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