Metaphysical Argumentation in Aristotle’s Philosophy
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Metyper.2009.v0i2.2834Keywords:
abstraction, demonstration, efficient, cause, formal cause, essence, existenceAbstract
Sciences that abstract per modum formae o partis frequently resort to demonstration by formal causes. On the other hand, sciences that abstract per modum totius, that is, those that do not consider just the form but also the whole substance or essence including its esse, produce demonstrations based on efficient causes. These latter kinds of demonstrations abide by the existence of the effects (they are existential demonstrations), while demonstrations by formal causes resort just to definitions (they are essential demonstrations). This paper shows that Aristotle and Aquinas prefer existential demonstrations to essential demonstrations in their metaphysical reflections.
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