Ancient philosophical influence

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ARISTOTLE'S UNDERSTANDING OF REALITY

  • We learn about reality through observation of the physical world
  • If anything other than this physical world exists, we have no way of knowing about it
  • Reality can be explained in four different ways = 4 causes, which explains the phenomena of the physical world

ARISTOTLE'S FOR CAUSES (AETION)

  • Material cause = what its made from (chair is made from wood and glue)
  • Formal cause = feature or shape something takes (chair has a square seat and straight back)
  • Efficient cause = activity that make something happen and 'actualises potential' = (wood has potential to become a chair)
  • Final cause = purpose - good if achieved its telos = (chair is a good chair if it is comfortable to sit on)

ARISTOTLE AND THE PRIME MOVER

  • Must be a prime mover as everything in…

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