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EPISODE · Apr 1, 2024 · 43 MIN

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

from The Partially Examined Life

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.

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

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