Aristotle

Question 1

What are the three main challenges for Aristotle’s theory?

Answer 1

-Can we trust our sense or are we being deceived.
-Do all things certainly have a purpose?
-Fallacy of composition

Question 2

What is a weakness with Aristotle’s view of Cosmology?

Answer 2

Though he uses empiricism his view is not reflective of the contemporary view.

Question 3

What are the 2 strengths of the four cases?

Answer 3

-relatively is easy to apply and is reflective of science. e.g the formal and material cause
-to an extent we can observe most things having a purpose

Question 4

What are 3 weaknesses of the four causes?

Answer 4

-There are some things which do not such as abstract concepts have a material cause e.g colour
-Hume, mixing causation with correlation
-illusion of purpose can be seen through evolution Charles Darwin

Question 5

What is a strength of the PRIME MOVER?

Answer 5

-avoids the problem of evil because it is immutable and transcendent
-We care able to see alot of things which are drawn to purpose e.g acorn turning into an oak tree

Question 6

Weakness of Aristotle’s PRIME MOVER?

Answer 6

-Theist would completely disagree with this view as it creates a God who lacks the omni characteristics
-Why is there one cause, can it can be seen that many things cause change why is the PM the cause of all of it
-If the prime mover is pure thought how is there anything that is causal