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    Supports→Aristotle's cosmological argument in Physics 8.5 may be read as proving the existence of both an unmoved mover and a self-moved soul

    If the premises of the ontological argument for immortality are implied by Aristotle's analysis of movement, then Aristotle's cosmological argument carries broader implications than a proof of an unmoved mover alone

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    Analysis of movement(as the basis from which the ontological argument's premises might be derived)
    Aristotle's study and explanation of how and why things change, move, or develop over time.
    Aristotle
    Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher who lived over 2,000 years ago and is one of the most influential thinkers in Western history. He studied nearly every subject—from animals and plants to politics and ethics—and developed practical ways of thinking that shaped how people understand the world. His ideas on logic, nature, and how to live a good life are still taught and debated today because he focused on observing the real world rather than just abstract theories.

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    Immortality(as what the ontological argument is trying to prove in this case)
    The idea that something lasts forever and never dies or ceases to exist.
    cosmological argument(Swinburne's general characterization)
    An argument that the fact that there is a universe needs explaining, typically by appeal to a cause or ground outside the universe
    ontological argument(Described as an early and now-canonical formulation found in Anselm's Proslogion.)
    An argument that seeks to demonstrate God's existence from the concept or definition of God alone, without appeal to empirical evidence.
    premises(as used in logic and philosophical arguments)
    Starting statements or assumptions that are used to support a conclusion—like the opening claims in an argument that lead to a final point.
    unmoved mover(Aristotle's Physics 8; Fârâbî holds there are many such movers, none of which is identical with God)
    An eternal cause of motion that is itself not moved, posited by Aristotle as the cause of eternal circular motions in the heavens

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    Even if we cannot definitively clear him of this charge, we may be able to point to extenuating circumstances. The Neoplatonic commentators, too, espouse the ontological argument for the immortality of the soul. They also accept Aristotle’s analysis of movement as necessarily an irreflexive relation; they believe, however, that “movement” in this context refers exclusively to physical movement, and thus that the analysis does not concern the self-movement of the soul. That is to say, they affirm

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