Ancient Philosophy and Aristotle.

Word Count: 2192 As Aristotle viewed the world around him, he observed that things are moving and changing in certain ways. Aristotle discovered that certain things cause other things, which in turn cause something else. Aristotle believed that an infinite chain of causation was not possible, thus, a prime mover of some kind must exist as the first cause of everything that changes or moves. The first evidence that Aristotle viewed was the world around him. …

…know. Our knowledge of causation is never perfect, thus, Aristotle's knowledge of causation is also not perfect. There is still debate today about how we know and realize causation. If anything, at least Aristotle is in good company, and his theory is still valid many years later. Bibliography 1. Aristotle in Readings In Ancient Greek Philosophy From Thales to Aristotle edited by S. Cohen, P. Curd, C.D.C. Reed. Hackett Publishing Company Inc. United States, 1995.