Aristotle Flashcards
1
Q
What are Aristotles four causes?
A
Material, efficient, formal and final.
2
Q
What does Aristotle believe the two states of being are?
A
Potentiality (the possibility of doing something or becoming something).
Actuality (when potential is achieved).
3
Q
Who is the prime mover?
A
The belief that everything is caused by something else. It is requested to ensure the ‘movement’ of potentiality to actuality. (No physical movement).
Aristotle believes the prime mover must be God.
