Being qua being

Wisdom

• Most general knowledge
• Not instrumental knowledge
  • Practical (Techne) → practical
  • Epistemic (Episteme) → theoretical

Aristotle values episteme, since Techne is dependent on others

Theoretical is independent of others scenarios

Intrinsic values of epistemology?

Instrumental values only relatable once intrinsic values are considered → intrinsic values over instrumental values

• Since of being (being qua being) ⇒ is it possible scientifically?
• Philosophy of science
  • How do we justify science is possible?
    • Unify principle to account for the variety of things
• Questions wrt metaphysics
  • Science of metaphysics to study everything (study of being)

Being has a lot of sense

Passage

Bk. 4 Ch. 2 (p. 135)

Priority of Substances

Focal point

Healthy → functional relativity to ‘health’

Using health or different aspect of health

That is being is related to one central point

all things to be that are of substances,

• affections
• process
• destruction/privations/qualities
• productive

if there is a science for one → a science for all?

Metaphysics is a science for investigating

What is the focal point of metaphysics?

What is the primary sense of being?

Primary sense of being is being substances

Substances is an unified things in the world

ex: Human is a substances