SECONDARY CAUSATION
Al Razi.
al razi rejects that a body is warmed or cooled only by warmer or cooler bodies.
the theory of galen, which consists of 4 "humors"?
yellow bile<----fire.
black bile<-----earth.
philegim<-----water.
Blood - air
---------------------------al razi "the four elements/four humors doesn't explain salinity and flammability".
therefore he demolishes the theory of the four elements/four humors.
-----------------------------alrazi" god doesnt interfere directly" which means he subs to the idea of secondary
causation.
Alrazi " god makes us and let us do whatever" we have complete control god doesn't
interfere with any of us.
--------------------------alrazi's ethics are epicuren.
mainly considered with studying happiness and what makes him happy.
people make fundemantle mistakes
they think romantic love will make them happy. its actually friendship whatmakes us
happy.
they think luxury will make them happy. its actually finding your own calm
this ethics advocates a moderate lifestyle.
plato: fulling your desires are impossible. "its like carrying water in a sieve, you will
never have enough"
alrazi: a change in your diet changes the character and the health of a person.
alrazi if you drink until u become drunk.
alrazi: alcohol affects the body and the soul.
because alcohol makes you unable to use your brain thus affecting your soul.
-------------------------alrazi: excess is unhealth and so is denial.
epicurean+plato : the liar would not be trusted.
socrates plato's spokeperson: the people of nobles are gold souls. the soliders souls are
silver souls, the peasants are bronze souls.
plato+alrazi+epicurean: noble lie is allowed.
alrazi"ethics is all about controling your passions your hawa"
alrazi "the idea of ethics is to control your passions."
alrazi"this is one of the problems he has with religion."
alrazi" religion makes us act irrationally"
an example he gives is wodo he says" if you can't see an impurity why are you washing
up"?
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