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Unmoved mover

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philosophical concept described by Aristotle as the first cause of all motion in the universe

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Hence it follows that they are moved by some intellectual substances. Augustine appears to be of the same opinion when he expresses his belief that all corporeal things are ruled by God through the spirit of life (De Trin. iii, 4).
Aquinas Thomas, Summa Theologica, Part I
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Now Aristotle makes the cause of all these things the first mover, _primum motorem_. Averrois however says the cause of these motions are _"formae assistentes a foris;"_ that is, intelligent natures which move from without.
Martin Luther, Commentary on Genesis, Vol. 1
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We have already had occasion, in Chapter XVI, to consider his argument “I think, therefore, I am”, but now we will deal with him somewhat more generally. He inaugurated two movements, one in metaphysics, one in theory of knowledge. In metaphysics, he emphasised the gulf between mind and matter, or between soul and body; in theory of knowledge he advocated a critical scrutiny of premises.
Bertrand Russell, Philosophy
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