Prime Mover

Question 1

Who came up with the concept?

Answer 1

Aristotle

Question 2

What must the prime mover be?

Answer 2

• Pure actuality with no potential
  . Indestructible
  . Eternal
  . Unmovable

Question 3

How can the prime mover be described?

Answer 3

• uncaused causer
• unmoved mover
• necessary (cannot not exist) being

Question 4

What is the prime movers purpose?

Answer 4

Actualises potentiality
- causal influence

Question 5

Why can’t PM create the universe?

Answer 5

By creating the universe PM would be moving which requires time but time would not exists therefore time and movement is the same thing. Also by moving PM is the efficient cause and is not perfect and is involved in time so is not immaterial. The world is incoherent and nonsensical

Question 6

How does PM actualise potentiality?

Answer 6

All has the desire to become perfect like PM
- imitate PM

Question 7

What cause is PM?

Answer 7

Final cause, teleological cause of the universe
- it is everything’s telos/ purpose as they desire to be actualised

Question 8

Who is prime mover?

Answer 8

God! But not the abrihamic God.

Question 9

What did Aristotle say about the universe?

Answer 9

‘For there could not be a before and an after if time did not exist’

Question 10

How is Aristotles God different to Abrahamic God?

Answer 10

Aristotles God has no divine plan/ does not know the world- if he did he would be involved in the universe and would be moving. Only thinks about himself or wouldn’t be perfect.

Abrahamic God is all knowing, a personal God, created universe and involved in universe.

Question 11

How is this comparable to form of the good?

Answer 11

PM is perfect- good that all strives to be
Form of good- good that all strives to be