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41act — ; actuality These two related terms (from the Latin agere, meaning to do ) have a wide variety of meanings; two meanings are particularly important in theology: (1) in the area of morality, human act refers to a person s free, deliberate,… …
42Aristotle’s logic and metaphysics — Alan Code PART 1: LOGICAL WORKS OVERVIEW OF ARISTOTLE’S LOGIC The Aristotelian logical works are referred to collectively using the Greek term ‘Organon’. This is a reflection of the idea that logic is a tool or instrument of, though not… …
43Aristotle — For other uses, see Aristotle (disambiguation). Ἀριστοτέλης, Aristotélēs Marble bust of Aristotle. Roman copy after a Gree …
44Idealism (italian) and after — Italian idealism and after Gentile, Croce and others Giacomo Rinaldi INTRODUCTION The history of twentieth century Italian philosophy is strongly influenced both by the peculiar character of its evolution in the preceding century and by… …
45Essence and Existence — • Essence, described as that whereby a thing is what it is. Existence is that whereby the essence is an actuality in the line of being Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Essence and Existence Essence and Existence …
46Aristotle the philosopher of nature — David Furley 1 THE TREATISES ON NATURE The subject matter of the present chapter is what Aristotle has to say about the natural world the subject that in classical Greek is most accurately rendered as ta physika. But of course this includes many… …
47Actus Purus — • A term employed in scholastic philosophy to express the absolute perfection of God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Actus Purus Actus Purus …
48Aristotle — • Philosopher, born at Stagira, a Grecian colony in the Thracian peninsula Chalcidice, 384 B.C.; died at Chalcis, in Euboea, 322 B.C Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Aristotle Aristotle …
49Actus et potentia — is a technical expression in Aristotelianism and Scholasticism. Potentia (Greek dunamis ) expresses a potential or capacity, a non realized possibility for which there is still an ability or disposition. Actus (Greek energeia ) refers to the… …
50Actus et Potentia — • A technical expression in scholastic phraseology used to translate Aristotle s energeia or entelecheia, and dynamis Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Actus Et Potentia Actus et Potentia …
