History of Western Philosophy, Russel: Ch-19 Aristotle's Metaphysics

5/12/2016
- Aristotle born in 384 BC. in Thrace.
- Plato's student for 20 years.
- Tutor of Alexander the great for 34 years.
- Lived in Athens from 335-323 BC.
- Died in 322 BC.
- First philosopher to write like a proffessor
- Doctrine of universal and criticism of theory of ideas - 'Platos'
- His metaphsics may be described as plato diluted by commn-sense
- Universal deals with such words as cat, dog, man and adjectives white, hard, round
- 'Essence' your true nature
- Three kinds of substance
  1. Sensible and perishable - plant, animal
  2. Sensible and non-perishable - heavenly body
  3. neither sensible not perishable - God and mind.
- soul -> irrational
- mind -> rational
- God is the first cause, originates movement and himself unmoved.