PHIL 2010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Unmoved Mover, Systematic Chaos

36 views2 pages

5 May 2018

School

Department

Course

Professor

For unlimited access to Class Notes, a Class+ subscription is required.

Aristotle: knowledge: explaining the characteristics

--why something is the way it is

4 causes: material, efficient, formal, final

Aristotle: 4 causes, accidental vs essential properties, empiricism, actuality &

potentiality, teleology, unmoved mover

Modern Phil (17th century):

• After aristotle comes heleoistic phil

• Phil identified with theology

• Late 16th century→ fundamental change occurs

o -in 17th century educated people in europe experienced the greatest

change

o -reformation

o -capitalism : hard work is a virtue; fragality is key

• Major breaks from Old world view→ earth is at center, planets, and stars orbit

around physical world -- aristotle

o Galileo changes the view of the physical world (newton proves

mathematically)

• How can humans gain knowledge?

• Descartes discovers “GPS” -- useful for navigation

• Optics is the most important science→ responsible for development of the telescope

which is careful war

find more resources at oneclass.com

Unlock document

This preview shows half of the first page of the document.
Unlock all 2 pages and 3 million more documents.

Already have an account? Log in

Get access