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July 16, 2024 12 mins
Aristotle's Prime Mover; Understand its role in Aristotle's metaphysics, four causes, potentiality and actuality, and the distinction between the Prime Mover and secondary movers. Compare Pre Socratic cosmology and Plato's Demiurge, examine critiques from David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Discover how Thomas Aquinas integrated the Prime Mover into Christian theology and consider modern perspectives like quantum mechanics. 


This analysis provides a comprehensive understanding of Aristotle's concept and its significance in metaphysical thought. 


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