Aristotle, after all his observations and work, arrived at one conclusion, presence of a higher being, God, who is controlling the universe.
How did Aristotle conclude that? Were his methods of reseach scientific (Metaphysics as we know his philosophy on God was temred as later)?
Views? Thoughts? Rants? Disagreements?
Re: Aristotle and the concept of God
I think all related to early 'chiristianity' I guess.
Re: Aristotle and the concept of God
I think all related to early 'chiristianity' I guess.
Aristotle was Greek. At best, Greek's beliefs got mixed into christianity. Whenever I read about Aristotle, it was about all his own ideas which were never affected by any system of faith. It was his own conclusion that there is a higher being.
Re: Aristotle and the concept of God
In his concept of 'higher being' he thought that the God is Actus Purus. His principles of being influenced Anselm's view of God, whom he called "that than which nothing greater can be conceived." Anselm thought that God did not feel emotions such as anger or love, but appeared to do so through our imperfect understanding. The incongruity of judging "being" against something that might not exist, may have led Anselm to his famous ontological argument for God's existence.
Re: Aristotle and the concept of God
This rings true with the pioneer of the person who concluded Deity ... Sayyidina Ibrahim (AS) ... Eliminate candidates for Deity is one path ... But another path is to search for the cause or the absolute form of each form ... and that was Aristotle's journey.
Re: Aristotle and the concept of God
If one study the Aristotle's journey than it will end as per belief of that person. It wouldn't lead to one path.
Re: Aristotle and the concept of God
If one study the Aristotle's journey than it will end as per belief of that person. It wouldn't lead to one path.
Can you elaborate on that? Like how?
Re: Aristotle and the concept of God
In his concept of 'higher being' he thought that the God is Actus Purus. His principles of being influenced Anselm's view of God, whom he called "that than which nothing greater can be conceived." Anselm thought that God did not feel emotions such as anger or love, but appeared to do so through our imperfect understanding. The incongruity of judging "being" against something that might not exist, may have led Anselm to his famous ontological argument for God's existence.
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Re: Aristotle and the concept of God
Can you elaborate on that? Like how?
Aristotelianism ( /ˌærɨstəˈtiːliənɨzəm/ ARR-i-stə-TEE-li-ə-niz-əm) is a tradition of philosophy that takes its defining inspiration from the work of Aristotle. The works of Aristotle were initially defended by the members of the Peripatetic school, and, later on, by the Neoplatonists, who produced many commentaries on Aristotle's writings. In the Islamic world, the works of Aristotle were translated into Arabic, and under philosophers such as Al-Kindi, Al-Farabi, Avicenna, and Averroes, Aristotelianism became a major part of early Islamic philosophy. Although some knowledge of Aristotle's logical works was known to western Europe, it wasn't until the Latin translations of the 12th century that the works of Aristotle and his Arabic commentators became widely available. Scholars such as Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas interpreted and systematized Aristotle's works in accordance with Christian theology.
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