Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
Aristotle, Christianity, God, theological discussions
College
Humanities
Department
Philosophy
Abstract
In Physics VIII and Metaphysics Λ Aristotle paints a portrait of a God that has typically dominated theological discussions in both the philosophical and Christian traditions of the West. This God is form without matter,1 pure actuality,2 pure thought,3 indivisible,4 incorporeal,5 andthe ultimate cause of the universe.6 However, during my research I came across many passages in Aristotle’s works (particularly in the Nicomachean Ethics) that seemed to contradict the portrait of Physics VIII and Metaphysics Λ. For instance, in the Nicomachean Ethics, Book X Chapter 7, Aristotle writes:
Recommended Citation
Stoehr, Tyler and Graham, Dr. Daniel
(2013)
"Aristotle’s Vision of God: Moving Beyond the Unmoved Mover,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 954.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/954