1. The theory of matter and form came to be known as Hylomorphism . 2. Theologians such as Duns Scotus developed Christian applications of hylomorphism . 3. Hylomorphism ] ] A drinking cup can be made of glass or plastic.4. Aristotle applies his theory of hylomorphism soul as that which makes a living thing alive. 5. Thus, the theory of matter and form ( today's hylomorphism ) was born. 6. This doctrine is sometimes known as Hylomorphism ( from the Greek words for matter and form ). 7. However, the term'hylomorphism 'does not apply solely to functions acting upon isomorphisms of lists. 8. For example, a hylomorphism may also be defined by generating a non-linear call tree which is then collapsed. 9. Aristotle's philosophy had a distinct stamp : it professed the theory of matter and form, which modern scholastics have dubbed hylomorphism . 10. Aristotle argued at length against many aspects of Plato's forms, creating his own doctrine of hylomorphism wherein form and matter coexist.