Explain Aristotles Concept of the Prime Mover

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Explain Aristotle’s concept of the Prime Mover Aristotle argued that behind every movement there must be a chain of events that brought about the movement that we see taking place. Aristotle argued that this chain of events must lead back to something which moves but is itself unmoved. This is referred to as the Prime Mover. The Prime Mover is something that causes the motion and change of the universe without being moved and it is eternal. The Prime Mover is the Final Cause of everything in the world; he was the creator of the first cause that has caused everything until today. The prime mover is described as necessary, as the Prime Mover must exist. The PM does not have a physical body as physical bodies undergo changes, and the PM is also known as the moved mover, it cannot physically grow, be changed or altered. People argue that the PM has a spiritual body that is immaterial. The roles of the PM are linked to the roles of god but the 2 must not be confused. As the PM is transcendent he cannot interact with the human world as he is the greater entity. Aristotle’s concept of the Prime Mover found its way into the medieval theology of Thomas Aquinas and his cosmological proof for the existence of God. Likewise, Aristotle’s teleological arguments found their way into Aquinas’ Natural Law. An accidental universe is as likely as a caused one There are many modern scientific theories that attempt to grasp why the universe is here, who put it here and who created everything in it. Modern theories such as the Big Bang theory and the Steady State theory have been brought to our attention, giving people sense as to why we are here. If you relate these theories to Aristotle’s Prime Mover, do they really make sense? Many people today use scientific ideas and believe the religious beliefs are mistaken views developed in the past. Atheists believe that the forming of
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