Aristotle’s principles as conditions

In this paper I will argue that when Aristotle uses the word ‘ἀρχή’ (commonly translated as ‘principle,’ ‘beginning,’ ‘origin,’ or ‘starting-point’) he is often referring to what we call a condition, whether necessary, sufficient necessary and sufficient. To end discuss how conditions for being, change, knowledge, identified by Aristotle, can be equated ontological, physical noetic principles, respectively.