12. Philosophy and Theosophy

Now, however, if we want to consider the matter completely, we need to outline something else. We have said that Aristotle pointed out that in everything that is around us it is necessary to distinguish between what is form (entelechy) and what is matter. Now we can say that in the process of cognition we arrive at form in the sense that has just been described. But is it also possible to get as far as the material? It should be noted that Aristotle understands the material to mean not only the material, but also the substance, that which also underlies reality as the spiritual. Is it possible not only to grasp what flows across, but also to crawl into things, to identify with matter? This question is also important for epistemology. It can only be answered by those who have immersed themselves in the nature of thinking, of pure thinking. One must first rise to this concept of pure thinking. According to Aristotle, we can describe pure thinking as actuality. It is pure form, it is initially, as it appears, without content in relation to the immediate individual things in sensory reality outside. Why? Let's take a look at how the pure concept arises in contrast to perception.