On (Western Philosophy) - On

Japanese: オン(西洋哲学) - おん
On (Western Philosophy) - On

…Here, physis is considered to be a completely structureless (arhythmos) material that is given form and internal structure by a supernatural principle, an inorganic material that has no formative power in itself, and its creation and destruction are considered to be merely accidental changes. Such material is non-existent (me-on) in itself, and can only become an entity (on) when it is combined with a certain form. However, if we think about it, there are probably only a limited number of entities whose structure of existence can be elucidated in this way, as a combination of form and matter that have no internal connection with each other. …

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Japanese:

…つまりここでは,フュシスは超自然的原理によって形態や内的構造を与えられる,それ自体ではまったく無構造的(アリュトモスarhythmos)な素材,それ自身のうちにはいかなる形成力ももたない無機的素材とみなされ,その生成消滅も単なる偶然的な変化としか考えられていない。こうした素材はそれだけでは非存在(メ・オンmē on)であり,一定の形相と結びついてはじめて存在者(オンon)たりうるのである。 しかし,考えてみれば,このように相互に内的連関をもたない形相と質料との結合ということでその存在構造の解き明かされうる存在者は限られていよう。…

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