45 min
Ep. 337: Aristotle on Primary Being (Part Two) The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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- Filosofía
Continuing on Aristotle's Metaphysics, Book 7 (Zeta), on essences and what sorts of things have them.
Contrasting with Plato, Aristotle believes that some changing, visible things have forms. How do they get them? Well, they're received from some previous thing that has a comparable form, e.g. a child from its parents, or perhaps a form could come from a creator's mind.
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Continuing on Aristotle's Metaphysics, Book 7 (Zeta), on essences and what sorts of things have them.
Contrasting with Plato, Aristotle believes that some changing, visible things have forms. How do they get them? Well, they're received from some previous thing that has a comparable form, e.g. a child from its parents, or perhaps a form could come from a creator's mind.
Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.
Sponsor: Get 50% off delicious, ready-to-eat meals at FactorMeals.com/pel50 (code pel50).
Learn about our new book at partiallyexaminedlife.com/book.
45 min