Philosophy - Aristotle

Aristotelian Realism

the theory that when a general term is currently applied to many different things, that is because they share a common property or nature, which exists in each of them

Excellence

whoever makes something of any kind a good example of its kind

Four Causes

the material, formal, efficient, and “final” (i.e., purpose) accounts or explanations of anything

Happiness

the ultimate purpose of human life at which we all ai

Person

a being with some degree of rationality, free will and moral responsibility

Reason

our faculty for judging the truth of propositions and the wisdom and ethics of actions

Soul

the principle of life in any living thing—plant, animal, or human

Teleology

the theory and study of purposes in the world (other than human intentions)