Aristotle’s principles as conditions

• Llovet Abascal, Jose Maria ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Panamericana (UP)
• Localización: Griot: revista de filosofía, ISSN 2178-1036, Vol. 21, Nº. 3, 2021, págs. 112-120
• Idioma: portugués
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  • In this paper I will argue that when Aristotle uses the word ‘ἀρχή’ (commonly translated as ‘principle,’ ‘beginning,’ ‘origin,’ or ‘starting-point’) he is often referring to what we call a condition, whether necessary, sufficient or necessary and sufficient. To this end I will discuss how conditions for being, change, and knowledge, as identified by Aristotle, can be equated to ontological, physical and noetic principles, respectively.