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Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two)

Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast


Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two)

FromThe Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Apr 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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To conclude our discussion of Aristotle's Metaphysics, we finish discussing potency by talking about the potential to learn (the Meno problem), the metaphysical priority of the actual over the merely potential, and how the Unmoved Mover motivates all primary beings to strive toward their full actualization. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.
Released:
Apr 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a short text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy. You don't have to know any philosophy, or even to have read the text we're talking about to (mostly) follow and (hopefully) enjoy the discussion. For links to the texts we discuss and other info, check out www.partiallyexaminedlife.com.