Je skutečně zjevné, že Aristotelovi předchůdci hovořili o příčinách? (Met. 983b3)

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Aither 13/2015:46-55 | DOI: 10.5507/aither.2015.005

Is it Really Evident that Aristotle's Predecessors Spoke of Causes? (Met. 983B3)

Pavel Hobza: Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i.

In the first book of the Metaphysics Aristotle maintains that it is evident that his predecessors have spoken of causes. That Aristotle attributes to them his conception of causes (and principles) is well-known. Yet, one can wonder what he means by saying that that is evident. Although his statement could be at the first sight understood as meaning that his predecessors have been interested in the concept of causality, in my paper I argue that Aristotle attributed to them the evident usage of causes only because he considered them to be philosophers. Since philosophy is closely connected with knowledge, which is in turn based on the causes and principles, they had to acknowledge some kind of causes (otherwise according to Aristotle it would not be possible to see them as philosophers). Hence, the interpretation of this only sentence nicely illustrates Aristotle's approach to his predecessors.

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Hobza, P. (2015). Is it Really Evident that Aristotle's Predecessors Spoke of Causes? (Met. 983B3). Aither, 7(13), 46-55. doi: 10.5507/aither.2015.005

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