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    Prime Mover Essay

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    Aristotle believed that there had to be one primary cause for the world to make sense. There must be something that triggered off the ‘chain of movement’. The Prime Mover is the ‘Uncaused First Cause’‚ both the unmoved mover and the final cause. As a result this means that all of earth and existence is in a constant stage of movement and change.‚ Aristotle is similar in his thinking to just like another philosopher‚ Heraclitus‚ who believed everything is in a dramatic state of change and‚ that this

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    Plato

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    and an influential figure in philosophy‚ central in Western philosophy. He was Socrates’ student‚ and founded the Academy in Athens‚ the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Along with Socrates and his most famous student‚ Aristotle‚ Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.[3] Alfred North Whitehead once noted: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato."[4]

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    Aristotle's Four Causes

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    Aristotle believed that there were four causes that should be seen as how things evolve into other things. An example of that would be figuring out what the answer to a question is by figuring out what caused it and why it is the answer. The four causes are material‚ formal‚ efficient‚ and final. The material cause is why and how materials are brought together to make something bigger‚ such as the wood and stone that make up a house as the notes on physics says. The formal cause is how the thing

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    Purpose of Law

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    in human life are good or evil‚ or that certain human actions are right or wrong.Natural law theory’ is a label that has been applied to theories of ethics‚ theories of politics‚ theories of civil law‚ and theories of religious morality though aristotle is often referred to as “the father of natural law‚”[1] this appellation is debatable and arises primarily from the interpretations of thomas aquinas. the stoics asserted that the universe existed according to a rational and purposeful order (a divine

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    Aristotle's State

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    In the Politics‚ Aristotle states that it is clear “that the state is both natural and prior to the individual” (Politics I.1‚ 1253a18). In saying this‚ Aristotle means that if an individual were to be separated from the state‚ he no longer has the function and capacity which defined him before. He reasons that the individual would not be self-sufficient away from the state. Aristotle gives the analogy of a hand being severed from a man’s body. The unattached hand would still be referred to as a

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    Aristotle's Beliefs

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    Aristotle believed that all people by nature desire to know. A sign of one who knows is that that person can teach‚ while the person of experience without knowledge cannot. He defined wisdom as knowledge of principles and causes. In his Physics and Metaphysics Aristotle discussed the material and formal causes Plato used and also the efficient and final causes. The material cause explains what something is made of (out of which)‚ the formal cause how it is made (into which)‚ the efficient cause

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    Aristotle’s Philosophies Plato and Aristotle are both great philosophers in their own regard. Both agree that the world has a purpose‚ and that it’s not just an accident. Both also hate materialists since in their (materialists’) interpretation of the world‚ value‚ choice‚ and freedom are not plausible outcomes‚ and so morality and rationality do not make sense. And both ask the same question‚ what does it take to be a good‚ moral person? Yet‚ even though Aristotle was a student of Plato‚ each philosopher

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    it. Additionally‚ people invest a great deal energy in working towards a contented life. Aristotle argues that all of our actions have a result and that the best end is happiness. In fact‚ according to Aristotle‚ happiness is our human function. Aristotle‚ discusses that to have a truly happy life we would have to perform virtuous actions that are within the mean; neither excessive‚ nor deficient. Aristotle also emphasizes that happiness is more permanent than pleasure. Indeed‚ he argues further

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    metaphysics

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    Metaphysics: Aristotle and Plato’s Views Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that tries to answer a few questions by looking at the fundamental nature of the world. What is appearance? What is real? And ultimately what is the nature of reality? It helps us to try and see past the physical things and determine for ourselves whether something actually exists and the ultimate reason for why it exists. Although a single term‚ metaphysics covers a wide array of topics‚ including Plato’s idea of individual

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    it is today because of the philosophical ideas of Plato and Aristotle. The ideas that they have presented a way of thinking that was different from what most of the world was accustomed to and therefore it shed light upon the viewpoint of many people. While their beliefs were not directly tied into religion‚ but they had followers who did so with their own views; Augustine shared views with Plato and Aquinas shared views with Aristotle. Plato was the first philosopher out of the ones mentioned beforehand

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