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hyle

Hyle, meaning "matter," is one of the four "ways of being responsible" in Heidegger's model of causality based on Greek concepts; the silver that makes up the material being of the chalice is an example of hyle.

See pages 315.

• Bestand
• fortgewähren
• fortwähren
• gewähren
• Gestell
• herausfordern
• Ursache
• währen
• Wesen

• aition
• apophainesthai
• eidos
• hyle
• legein
• logos
• telos

• causa
• causa efficiens
• causa finalis
• causa formalis
• causa materialis
• quid
• quidditas