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Substance, philosophy: in the philosophical discussion, the substance is the assumed, not-determined, equilibrium, which is the basis of the changing forms or accidents of the objects. See also ousia, accidents, substratum.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
Author Concept Summary/Quotes Sources

R. Descartes on Substance - Dictionary of Arguments

Adorno XIII 68
Substance/Descartes/Adorno: in Descartes, the thinking substance is simply determined as a substance and not as an activity. DescartesVsKant, DescartesVsSpontanity.
Adorno XIII 154
Substance/Descartes/Adorno: in Descartes the term substance is defined as the, quod nulla re indiget ad existendum, which requires no other thing to exist. One could conclude that it must be with absolute necessity.
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Esfeld I 212
Substance/Kant: Only the whole of matter persists in all change. (Like Descartes).

Matter/Descartes: "physical", "material" and "extended" are synonymous for Descartes.

EsfeldVsDescartes: his position is ambiguous:
a) No substance can cease to exist, so we can only allow one substance.
b) On the other hand, he assumes that the parts of the physical substance itself are substances! There should be a real difference between the parts.
Def Real Difference/Descartes: Difference between substances.
Matter/Space/Descartes/Esfeld: Matter = Space! Identifying matter with space implies that physics can be reconstructed without being confined to material things in addition to space.
Further consequence: Areas of space may have physical properties, but they cannot move.
>Space
, cf. >Substantivalism, >Relationism, >Change.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

A I
Th. W. Adorno
Max Horkheimer
Dialektik der Aufklärung Frankfurt 1978

A II
Theodor W. Adorno
Negative Dialektik Frankfurt/M. 2000

A III
Theodor W. Adorno
Ästhetische Theorie Frankfurt/M. 1973

A IV
Theodor W. Adorno
Minima Moralia Frankfurt/M. 2003

A V
Theodor W. Adorno
Philosophie der neuen Musik Frankfurt/M. 1995

A VI
Theodor W. Adorno
Gesammelte Schriften, Band 5: Zur Metakritik der Erkenntnistheorie. Drei Studien zu Hegel Frankfurt/M. 1071

A VII
Theodor W. Adorno
Noten zur Literatur (I - IV) Frankfurt/M. 2002

A VIII
Theodor W. Adorno
Gesammelte Schriften in 20 Bänden: Band 2: Kierkegaard. Konstruktion des Ästhetischen Frankfurt/M. 2003

A IX
Theodor W. Adorno
Gesammelte Schriften in 20 Bänden: Band 8: Soziologische Schriften I Frankfurt/M. 2003

A XI
Theodor W. Adorno
Über Walter Benjamin Frankfurt/M. 1990

A XII
Theodor W. Adorno
Philosophische Terminologie Bd. 1 Frankfurt/M. 1973

A XIII
Theodor W. Adorno
Philosophische Terminologie Bd. 2 Frankfurt/M. 1974

Es I
M. Esfeld
Holismus Frankfurt/M 2002


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