The science of the principles and the first causes in the first book of the Metaphysics
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Aristotle, cause, first philosophy, principle
Abstract
This paper pretends to show the aristotelian conception of the first philosophy as the science of the principles and the first causes according to the first book of the Metaphysics. In order to do this, three successive moments are distinguished which constitute the analysis of the nature and the goal that this science must attained: 1) the conception of wisdom as a science that deals with certain principles and causes; 2) wisdom as a science of first principles and causes; 3) the determination of the four first causes as a task of the first philosophy. In this way, the aim of this work is to show that the Metaphysics of Aristotle is an attempt to explain the ultimate questions, the ultimate why, indicating four different genera of answer.Downloads
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2016-04-08
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García-Lorente J. A. (2016). The science of the principles and the first causes in the first book of the Metaphysics. Anales del Seminario de Historia de la Filosofía, 33(1), 11-31. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ASHF.2016.v33.n1.52287
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