Aristotle Flashcards
Prime mover and Soul
1
Q
Prime mover as final cause
A
unmoved mover inspires motion as “thought thinking itself”
2
Q
what is Aristotle’s final cause
A
the purpose of a goal of a thing (telos)
3
Q
Aristotle’s four causes
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material, formal, efficient, final
4
Q
Hume’s criticism of the final cause
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purpose is subjective- we impose it in nature
5
Q
Darwin’s criticism of the final cause
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Evolution has no “goal” - random mutation + selection
6
Q
critique: is the prime mover irrelevant
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PM doesn’t interact with the world - why call it “God”? - Russell
7
Q
Aquinas’ adaptation of prime mover
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PM= Christian God (Summa Theologica)
