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    It is not the case that Aristotle's hylomorphism identifies life with the soul as the *first actuality* of a body, but this actuality is itself grounded in the ongoing metabolic organization of matter.

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    • 1.If soul is grounded in metabolism, it becomes dependent on chemical processes; but actuality should be ontologically primary, not derivative from matter.
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    • 2.Metabolic organization changes constantly; if soul grounds in it, the soul loses identity and continuity—problematic for explaining unified living organisms.
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    • 1.Life requires continuous metabolic processes; a soul without matter organization cannot sustain biological functions like growth and nutrition.
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    • 2.Actuality means realizing potential; metabolism is the ongoing actualization that makes matter capable of living, not merely a soul's external effect.
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    • 3.This grounds life in physical reality rather than treating soul as mysterious non-physical entity, making hylomorphism scientifically coherent.
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