Aristotle Flashcards
What did Aristotle say about knowledge?
“There is nothing in the mind except what was first in the senses?”
What did Aristotle say about Plato and his views?
“Plato is dear to us but the truth is more dear”
Everything in reality has both what?
Form- something’s structure and characteristics
Matter- the substance it’s made from
What is the material cause?
It means the matter of the object-what is it made from?
What is the formal cause?
It means the structure and characteristics of the object.
What is the efficient cause?
It means the person or thing that created it.
What is the final cause?
It means the purpose of the object- what should it do?
What is motus?
Movement, change and decay.
Why did Aristotle say there movement and change in the world?
Things are moving from their actuality and potentiality.
