Aristotle 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyAncient Greek influences on philosophy of religionASOCR Created by: theblazingoptimistCreated on: 24-01-16 14:46 What is Aristotle's Formal Cause? Features that make something what it is, e.g human features for a human 1 of 18 What is Aristotle's Material Cause? What something is made of, e.g marble for a statue. 2 of 18 What is Aristotle's Efficient Cause? Who/what made something, e.g blacksmith for a knife. Brings about change. 3 of 18 What is Aristotle's Final Cause? AKA telos. Purpose of something, e.g driving for a car 4 of 18 What is potentiality? Possibility of doing/becoming something 5 of 18 What is actuality? When potential is achieved 6 of 18 What did Aristotle believe the Prime Mover was? Self-moved being causing all motion 7 of 18 How is Aristotle's understanding of the Prime Mover different to the Christian understanding of God? Impersonal force, not a personal being 8 of 18 What does the prime mover cause? Movement in all things w/o moving itslef - attracts things towards it through pure goodness 9 of 18 What does the Prime Mover's idea of pure goodness link to from Plato's cave analogy? Form of the Good 10 of 18 In what ways did Aristotle describe the Prime Mover? Immaterial, neccesary, perfectly good, eternal 11 of 18 Why is the Prime Mover seen to be perfect? Evil = lack of good. If Prime Mover = pure actuality, must contain everything that ought to be there (must be perfection) 12 of 18 Give three criticisms of Aristotle. Incompatible w/ theism (no interaction from God), lack of evidence, no explanation for universe (Satre, Dawkins, Russell) 13 of 18 What did Aristotle believe about the relationship between cause and potential? Cause actualises potential 14 of 18 In what way does a magnet analogy relate to the Prime Mover? Like a magnet, the Prime Mover draws other things towards it and makes them want to imitate it through pure goodness 15 of 18 What did Aristotle believe about goodness? Everything has intrinsic goodness, and strives for ultimate good 16 of 18 How did Aristotelian beliefs influence Aquinas? Belief that "Prime Mover" (God) = unchanging, pure actuality = key Christian belief 17 of 18 How are Aristotle's beliefs different from those of Plato? Plato believed in humans w/ eternal souls, while Aristotle viewed them as immanent 18 of 18
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