Why do things seem to have a 'natural place'?
Aristotle
Why do things seem to have a 'natural place'?
Imagine a ball rolling down a hill, eventually coming to a stop at the bottom. Why does it stop there?
Aristotle believed everything has a 'telos' or intrinsic purpose. In this case, the ball's 'telos' is to roll down to the lowest point where it naturally stops.
Example
The ball rolls down to the bottom because that's its 'telos'—its natural end point.
Remember this
Everything has a 'telos'—its intrinsic purpose or end.
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