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The unmoved mover is immaterial substance (separate and individual beings), having neither parts nor magnitude. As such, it would be physically impossible for them to move material objects of any size by pushing, pulling, or collision.
The unmoved mover (Ancient Greek: ὃ οὐ κινούμενον κινεῖ, romanized: ho ou kinoúmenon kineî, lit. ' that which moves without being moved ') [1] or prime mover (Latin: primum movens) is a concept advanced by Aristotle as a primary cause (or first uncaused cause) [2] or "mover" of all the motion in the universe. [3]
mover, unmoved. That which initiates motion, but which is itself unmoved. The first of the Five Ways of Aquinas argues for such an entity. It may seem as though this is a version of the first cause argument, with God seeming like the railway engine that starts the shunting of connected waggons.
ARISTOTLE'S UNMOVED MOVERS By PHILIP MERLAN According to Aristotle! all heavenly movement is ultimately due to the ac-. tivity of forty-seven (or fifty-five) 'unmovedmovers'. This doctrine is highly remarkable in itself and has exercised an enormous historical influence. It forms part of a \vorld-picturethe outlines of which are as follo,,'s ...
The Unmoved Mover is a philosophical concept introduced by Aristotle, referring to a primary cause or ultimate source of motion that itself is not moved by anything else.
Aristotle answers that there must be a first cause, an unmoved mover, that is the source of all change and motion while being itself unchanging and unmoving. To motivate the heavens to move, this unmoved mover must be perfect, so Aristotle comes to associate it with God.
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