Hylomorphic structures are powers to configure (or organize, order, or coordinate) things. What sets hylomorphic structures apart from other powers is that they cannot exist unmanifested. They are manifested essentially. Structured individuals are essentially and continuously engaged in configuring the materials that compose them. I configure the materials that compose me, and you configure the materials that compose you. Our continuous structuring activity explains our unity and persistence through the dynamic influx and efflux of matter and energy that characterizes our interactions with the
...more
