Aristotle's Theory of Substance

Summary

The sermon explores Aristotle's theory of substance, which posits that all individual entities are composed of matter and form, resolving the distinction between "being" and "becoming." Unlike Plato's separation of ideals and imperfect copies, Aristotle grounded reality in concrete objects. The practical takeaway is that, much like the Christian understanding of a human person as body and soul, every existing thing contains both its essential being (form) and its potential for change (matter).