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Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two)

Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life · Mark Linsenmayer

April 1, 202443m 18s

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Show Notes

To conclude our discussion of Aristotle's Metaphysics, we finish discussing potency by talking about the potential to learn (the Meno problem), the metaphysical priority of the actual over the merely potential, and how the Unmoved Mover motivates all primary beings to strive toward their full actualization.

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