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Vinzenz Knauer, der in den Achtzigerjahren des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts in Wien Universitätsdozent war, hat seinen Hörern den Unterschied zwischen Materie und Form und auf was es dabei ankommt, gewöhnlich durch eine Illustration klargemacht, über die man vielleicht spotten mag. Er sagte, man solle sich einmal denken, wie ein Wolf, der einige Zeit seines Lebens lauter Lämmer gefressen hat, wie der sich dann eigentlich aus der Materie der Lämmer zusammensetzt - und doch wird der Wolf niemals ein Lamm! Das gibt, wenn man es nur richtig verfolgt, den Unterschied zwischen Materie und Form. Ist der Wolf ein Wolf durch Materie? Nein! Seine Wesenheit hat er eingeimpft durch die Form - wir finden sie nicht nur bei diesem Wolf, sondern bei allen Wölfen. 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