ancient greeks Key Words Flashcards
rationalism
the belief that human reason is the primary source of our knowledge of the world
empiricism
all knowledge of the world derives from the sense
world and theory of the forms
a concept that is full of immutable, perfect and eternal forms
form of the good
the most important and top form that participates in every form
concept/ ideal
the innate, ideal of an object
particular
an object in the material world that reflects the forms
form - Aristotle
structure and characteristics
material cause
the matter of a substance
efficient cause
the process of something coming into existence
formal cause
how we know what something is (shape and characteristics)
final cause
the telos of an object and why it is there
prime mover
the final cause of movement and change
telos
purpose
motus
change
anamnesis
soul remembering form
