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    Challenges→The hylomorphic axiom that form requires matter applies only to sublunary composites, not to separate intellects or divine beings in Aristotelian cosmology.

    Hylomorphism as a universal metaphysical principle requires no exception; if form-matter composition is fundamental to being itself, exempting some entities undermines the axiom's explanatory power.

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    Axiom(as something that may be necessary or redundant in a logical system)
    A basic assumption or rule that you accept as true without proof, which then serves as the foundation for building other conclusions.
    Form-matter composition(the core concept being discussed)
    The idea that things are made up of two components: matter (the material/physical substance) and form (the organizing pattern or structure that makes it what it is).
    Metaphysical principle(describing what the indefinite dyad is)
    A foundational idea about the ultimate nature of reality—the deepest level of what exists and how it works.
    explanatory power(Socratic definition)
    The capacity of a defining feature to explain why instances of the thing defined have that property (e.g., why reverent people or actions are reverent).

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    hylomorphism(The position Valla attacks as demoting the soul's dignity)
    The Aristotelian account of the soul as a form-matter composite, implying that the soul comes at the end of a chain of transmission from outer objects to a receptive tabula rasa.

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