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26 mai 2006 · Nature, according to Aristotle, is an inner principle of change and being at rest (Physics 2.1, 192b20–23). This means that when an entity moves  Autres questions
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  • What does Aristotle mean by natural?

    1, Aristotle defines a nature as "a source or cause of being moved and of being at rest in that to which it belongs primarily".
    In other words, a nature is the principle within a natural raw material that is the source of tendencies to change or rest in a particular way unless stopped.

  • What are the natural elements of Aristotle?

    Aristotle thinks that fire, earth, air, and water are the simplest bodies and that they can transform into one another.
    He is clear that there is a matter for the transformation of these elements, but his discussion of this is obscure.

  • What does Aristotle mean by the human function?

    Abstract.
    In Nicomachean Ethics 1.7, Aristotle claims that to discover the human good we must identify the function of a human being.
    He argues that the human function is rational activity.
    Our good is therefore rational activity performed well, which Aristotle takes to mean in accordance with virtue.

  • What does Aristotle mean by the human function?

    The study of natural philosophy seeks to explore the cosmos by any means necessary to understand the universe.
    Some ideas presuppose that change is a reality.

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NATURE FUNCTION

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