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EPISODE · Mar 11, 2025 · 5 MIN

Aristotle’s theory of the prime mover

from John Vespasian · host John Vespasian

In his work “Metaphysics,” Aristotle presents the concept of the prime mover. Philosophers have also called it the unmoved mover, the prime cause, the prime mover, or the first cause. All those terms have the same meaning, namely, the idea that there is a single entity responsible for everything that happens. John Vespasian explains that Aristotle (384-322 BC) was not the first philosopher to put forward the theory of a single force driving the cosmos, but he kept the inventor’s glory because he wrote down his thoughts about the matter. In his work “Metaphysics,” Aristotle argued that there must be some unchanging, eternal source driving all changes we perceive day in and day out. Here is the link to the original article: https://johnvespasian.com/aristotles-theory-of-the-prime-mover/

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