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Aither 11/2014:114-123 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2014.011

Notes to Aristotle's Formula of Unmoved Substance

Martin Zielina
Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci

Aristotle appreciated "theology" (theologiké) or "the first philosophy" (próté filosofia) from all kinds of knowledge because according to his classification of knowledge (i.e. theoretical, practical and productive sciences) just theoretical sciences and more precisely theology should deal with unmoved substance (οὐσία ἀκίνητος; cf. Met. E 1026a20-31). This paper concerns with a relationship between an equivocal term logos and unmoved substance (úsia akinétos). Aristotle posited two groups of substance (eternal and perishable), which have different kinds of attractiveness (PA 644b23 ff.). On the one hand, divine substances are not generable and perishable (PA 644b23), however, this kind of substance is also difficult to explore. On the other hand, perishable substances (e.g. animals) participate in generation and destruction and are more accessible for investigation because of we are living together with other animals. First the paper describes a relationship between terms logos and úsia within the second group of perishable animals and then within the first group of divine substances.

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Zielina, M. (2014). Notes to Aristotle's Formula of Unmoved Substance. Aither, 6(11), 114-123. doi: 10.5507/aither.2014.011
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