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The Non-kinetic Origins of Aristotle’s Concept of Ἐνέργεια

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In this paper, I argue that Aristotle was already aware in his earlier texts of the fundamental distinction between motion and activity and of the criterion which structures this contrast. Moreover, I will present textual evidence which suggests that Aristotle’s original concept of ἐνέργεια applies primarily to activities which contain their ends in themselves, and not to motions, which are different from their ends.


Corresponding author: Santiago Chame, Department of Human Sciences, Università degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy, E-mail:

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