Overview
The reading can be divided into 4 parts
1. The natural and the artificial pp. 2-3
2. The 4 causes p. 5
3. Accidental causes (Luck and Chance)pp. 6-15
4. Teleology p, 15
Answer ALL of the following Questions
How is causation related to knowledge?
What are the 4 causes?
Define each of the 4 causes.
Give examples of each of the 4 causes.
What do you think are the strengths of Aristotle’s doctrine of the 4 causes?
What do you think are the weaknesses of Aristotle’s doctrine of the 4 causes?
Part 2.
2pages maximum. Anselm
Describe Anselm’s proof for the existence of God.
What are the premises of the argument? Are the premises of the argument true or false?
Explain in detail why each of the premises of the argument are either true or false.
Is the sound or unsound? Explain why or why not.