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Matter and substance are philosophically linked through the works of Spinoza, who defined them as attributes of a single infinite substance {fact:1, fact:3}, and Aristotle, who argued that matter is a necessary condition for the existence of a substance [1].
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Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveBaruch Spinoza viewed mind and matter as attributes of a single, infinite substance he identified as God.
Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love 1 fact
claimBaruch Spinoza proposed that matter and mind are two attributes of the same underlying substance, which serves as a historical precedent for panpsychist thought.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveAristotle believed that matter's behavior is essentially affected by its form, meaning that while matter is a necessary condition for a substance, the nature of a substance does not follow from its matter alone.