Self-Knowledge: Based on Knowledge of the First Cause of Creation (Aristotle’s Conception of the Soul)

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Leon Miller, « Self-Knowledge: Based on Knowledge of the First Cause of Creation (Aristotle’s Conception of the Soul) », HAL-SHS : histoire des religions, ID : 10670/1.we2gm1


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Self-knowledge: based on Knowledge of the First Cause of Creation (Aristotle's conception of the soul) Things that are closest to the sense perception are better known than things far removed from the senses. In this respect individuals easily detect particular manifestations but have great difficulty discerning universals causes (Aristotle 1984, 115-116). Abstract This article argues that Aristotle depicts the soul as a detectable aspect of one's being, is in the form of properties, and is discernable by cognition. Thus, he proposed that it is possible to discern the complementary connection between one's being and the first cause of creation. Aristotle, like Kant, recognized that the age-old problem of scepticism posed a challenge to epistemological, ontological, and ethical claims. However, Kant did not develop his ideas regarding bridging the gap between what is demonstrable and the first cause of creation-which resulted in perpetuating problems with scepticism and Dualism. Consequently, in the effort to resolve the problems of scepticism and Dualism, to promote self-actualization, Holistic well-being and, and to help individuals realize their full potential there is a resurgence of Aristotle's explanation of the relationship between self-knowledge and knowledge of the first cause of creation. This article contributes to The Philosophy of Science, The Philosophy of the Social Sciences, The Philosophy of Religion, to contemporary literature on Social Psychology, and to literature addressing the interface between the sciences and perennial philosophy by demonstrating that Aristotle's perennial wisdom and his epistemic approach-based on logical positivism-resolve problems related to scepticism, materialism, and Dualism. To quote or make reference to this article please use the following reference information: Miller, Leon. Self-knowledge: based on Knowledge of the First Cause of Creation (Aristotle's conception of the soul).

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