Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two) | The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast | A Philosophy Podcast and Blog (opens in new tab)

Subscribe to get parts 1 and 2 of this ad-free, plus tons of bonus content. 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. The post Ep. 338: Aristotle on Potential vs. Actual and the Unmoved Mover (Part Two) first appeared on The Parti...

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