Aristotle Flashcards

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Describe actuality

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The motion of an object realising it’s potentiality

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What did Aristotle believe true knowledge was?

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Things we perceive in the natural world

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Define potentiality

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The ability to acquire a form proper to the telos of an object

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Define the material cause

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The matter of an object

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Define the formal cause

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The characteristics of an object

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Define the efficient cause

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The means by which an object comes into existence

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Define the final cause

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The purpose (telos) of an object

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What does it mean to be in a pure form?

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Devoid of matter, when it is impossible to change. Only God has form without matter

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What does the Prime Mover do?

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Causes motion within the universe whilst being motionless itself

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What influence did the Prime Mover have on the Christian Church?

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It formed the basis for the Christian God

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Who was Aristotle’s mentor?

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Plato

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What were Aristotle’s views on the soul?

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It has a different nature according to the living thing it is in

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Describe Aristotle’s hierarchy of souls

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  1. Plants - Have a vegetative type of soul with the power to grow
  2. Animals - Souls have the capacity for appetite and so have desires and feelings
  3. Humans - Soul has the power of reason, gives people the ability to develop intellects and ethical characters
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What was Aristotle’s view on the relationship between the soul and the body?

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They are not distinct but are aspects of the same thing

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What did Aristotle say about an educated mind?

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“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

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