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Aristotle
Greek philosopher whose concepts of actuality, soul and motion were reinterpreted in later religious traditions.
![Modern comparison of explanatory principles, not three names for the same god. Plato’s ordering does not establish creation from nothing; Aristotle’s mover is not automatically the biblical God. [6][7][13]](/media/1366)
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Metaphysics XII seeks a permanently actual principle of eternal motion, associating its life with thought. Chapter 8 considers multiple principles of celestial motion; this theory should not be described as ready-made biblical monotheismMonotheismBelief in a single God as the only deity, rather than merely the highest among several gods.Glossary · Click to read the explanation. [1]
On the Soul II.1 defines soul as the form of a natural body capable of life. Later readers used these tools in religious inquiry, but their accounts of a creator or the soul’s survival cannot automatically be inferred from Aristotle’s name. The image is a modern comparison, not a statue or portrait. [2]
References and notes
- Aristotle, Metaphysics XII, translated by W. D. Ross Selected passages in chapters 6–9; eternal motion, actuality, thought and multiple movers in chapter 8. Return to the text ↑
- Aristotle, On the Soul II, translated by J. A. Smith Book II, chapter 1; soul as form of a natural body capable of life. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Aristotle», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/aristotle