Prima materia

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Prima Materia is, according to alchemists, the alleged primitive formless base of all matter, given particular manifestation through the influence of forms. The concept is sometimes attributed to Aristotle, but apparently emerged after his lifetime, out of errors of interpretation.[1]

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  1. ^ King, Hugh R. (June 1956). "Aristotle without Prima Materia". Journal of the History of Ideas 17 (3): 370–389. doi:10.2307/2707550. 


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