• Aristotle's Prime Mover | Philosophy Edu

  • Jul 16 2024
  • Length: 13 mins
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  • Aristotle's Prime Mover; Understand its role in Aristotle's metaphysics, four causes, potentiality and actuality, and the distinction between the Prime Mover and secondary movers. Compare Pre Socratic cosmology and Plato's Demiurge, examine critiques from David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Discover how Thomas Aquinas integrated the Prime Mover into Christian theology and consider modern perspectives like quantum mechanics.


    This analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of Aristotle's concept and its significance in metaphysical thought.


    Aristotle Prime Mover, Aristotle metaphysics, Aristotle four causes, Aristotle causation, Potentiality and actuality, Unmoved mover, Aristotle cosmology, Final cause, Pure actuality, Secondary movers, Pre Socratic cosmology, Plato Demiurge comparison, Aristotle vs Plato, Thomas Aquinas Prime Mover, David Hume causation critique, Immanuel Kant cosmological argument, Aristotle theology, Aristotle Prime Mover critique, Aristotle and quantum mechanics, Metaphysical first cause.

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