Exam 5: Aristotle: Reason and Nature

Propositions state something about a __________.

The words that name classes, or categories, of things are called terms.

In Aristotle's terminology, __________ refers to the shape, pattern, or function of material stuff.

That which initiates or is the source of a change is called the __________ cause.

Aristotle rejects the view that every natural event happens by chance and without a __________.

Aristotle presents __________ cause(s).

Aristotle was a student of __________.

Aristotle insists that all the statements in his syllogism be __________.

According to Aristotle, every natural event happens by chance and without purpose.

__________ goods are what all our actions ultimately point toward.

Aristotle calls a proof a demonstration when __________ and the conclusion follows deductively.

According to Aristotle, we always desire happiness for its own sake.

According to Aristotle, the objects around us are insubstantial, fleeting amalgams of atoms.

According to Aristotle, the highest good for human beings is pleasure and the absence of pain.

According to Aristotle, virtue is a disposition to behave in line with __________.

According to Aristotle, a virtue is a(n) __________ between two corresponding __________.

According to Aristotle, courage is __________.

According to Aristotle, __________ gives us the raw materials for knowledge.

Aristotle thinks __________ is the highest good for a human being.

Aristotle thinks that the final cause of something is the material out of which it is made.