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21 Cards in this Set
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first substance
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individual, particular
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second substance
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genus, species
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formal cause
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difference between beginning and end of a change
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material cause
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that which receives the form
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efficient cause
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agent who possesses the form, and bestows it upon the matter
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final cause
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end, purpose, new state of the matter WITH the form
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nature
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internal agent cause of a thing, also the properties which make that thing unique
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essense
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necessary attributes of a thing, those things from which other parts of its nature follow, the definition
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demonstration
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a valid syllogism (with self-evident premises) which demonstrates that the conclusion is necessary, and the second premise states its cause
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intuition
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nous = a fact is true when it is conceived of and understood
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soul
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form of a living body
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god
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unmoved mover (of heavenly bodies)
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wisdom
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scientific knowledge and intuition about "the most valuable things" = universal principles, soul, gods
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happiness
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activity of the soul in accord with virtue
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virtue
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experiencing passions in just the right amount (this amount is known as "the mean")
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epistime
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scientific knowledge
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telos
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end
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phusis
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nature
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eidos
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form, species
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nous
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intuition
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sophia
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wisdom / discerning universal truths
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