ARISTOTLE’S DOCTRINE OF SUBSTANCE REVISITED
Metaphysics is the study of that one substance which exists and causes or connects all things. Metaphysics is the necessary foundation for human knowledge, except for most post-modern philosophers, like Thomas Kuhn, Friedrich Nietzsche, Karl Popper etc., who find it very difficult to accept the existence of any ultimate principles that can explain everything for everybody as Aristotle holds in his doctrine of substance. They argued that Aristotle’s contribution to the evolution of current science and reason is gruesomely irrelevant to contemporary society. This thinking forms the basis for anti-metaphysical hostilities. The study argues that human beings must take seriously the truth about unity in diversity which is in agreement with Aristotle’s doctrine of substance as the standard for humanity that is interested in transforming society to a better place.
Keywords: aristotle’s, doctrine, revisited, substance