Which of the following is NOT an example of Aristotle's notion of hylomorphism?

• The soul and a human being
• Bodily organs and a human being
• An unborn child and a human being
• A statue and a human being 

Answer:

A statue and a human being

Hylomorphism as put across by Aristotle assumes being as a combination of both matter and form. He proposes that form necessitates matter and for hylomorphism to apply both must be present. An analysis of the choices as below.

The soul and a human being. Soul is the form that makes human being (matter) alive. A human being cannot exist without the soul and if the soul exits the body, the human being dies and decomposes.

Bodily organs and a human being. It is the individual body organs that constitute a human being. The body organs are the form while the human being is the matter.

An unborn child and a human being. An unborn child develops to a human being later with time. The unborn child represents the form while the human being is the resultant matter

A statue and a human being . The two are end products of something and both represent the matter. The form misses in the combination and as such the notion of hylomorphism does not apply.