Ancient Greek Flashcards
Rationalism
human reason is primary source of knowledge / truth
Empiricism
all knowledge / truth is derived from the senses alone.
Revelation
knowledge is revealed to humanity through encounter with God
Theory of the Forms
Plato’s theory of two worlds, Reality and Appearance
Form of the Good
the highest of all the Forms; the source of knowledge
Concept / Ideal
the innate, ideal of an object eg. Its cattiness
Phenomena / Particular
an object in the material world, reflecting the Forms e.g. a cat
Form (Aristotle)
what makes something recognizable, its shape or structure
Material Cause
What is the object made of (matter)?
Efficient Cause
Who made the object? Who brought it into existence?
Formal Cause
The shape, structure and characteristics of an object
Final Cause
The purpose (telos) of an object.
Prime Mover
The unchanging Final cause of all that exists
Telos
end, result, purpose
