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20 Cards in this Set
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What is the most basic question of First philosophy or metaphysics, according to Aristotle?
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What is it to be?
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Is each particular thing a combination of matter and for for Aristotle?
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Yes it is.
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Does the form determine the essence of the particular thing?
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It does determine the essence of the particular thing, if not, it would not be some particular kind of thing.
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Can form or matter ever be found in isolation from one another, according to Aristotle?
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You need both form and matter to have a thing, with the exception of god.
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What 4 basic questions can be asked about any particular thing?
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What is the thing?
What is it made of? What made it? What purpose does it serve? |
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What is the formal cause?
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Statue
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What is its material cause?
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A marble
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What is the efficient cause?
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Michelangelo
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What is the final cause?
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It was made for the purpose of creating a beautiful object.
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What is the ultimate source of change, according to Aristotle?
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Pure actuality (god)
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Can matter move or form itself, according to Aristotle?
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No
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Is movement on god's part possible for Aristotle?
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god is the unmoved mover, and if it moved it would imply imperfection.
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What 2 meanings does Aristotle give to the term "substance"?
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The 1st. judgement to be made regarding a thing is wether or not it exists. Then judgements need to be made "this-thereness"
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Can essences be hierarchically ordered, according to Aristotle?
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Yes
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What are the ten basic categories of being?
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Substance itself, quantity, quality, relationships, place, time, posture, constitution, passivity, and activity.
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What is the psyche?
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Is the form of the body and that which prevents humans from falling apart.
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What 3 souls did Aristotle claim that humans have?
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Vegetative Soul- The source of nourishment and reproduction
Animal Soul- Basis of sensation and ability to move. Nous- The intelligent or spiritual soul |
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What are universals?
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Something that more than one individual can be.
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Do Universals exist seperately from particulars, according to Aristotle?
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No
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What is discursive reasoning, according to Aristotle?
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Reasoning from one thing or aspect to another.
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