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Full Idea
We must especially inquire and investigate whether there is any cause beyond matter in itself or not, and whether this is separable or not, and whether it is one or many in number.
Gist of Idea
Is there cause outside matter, and can it be separated, and is it one or many?
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0995b28)
Book Ref
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.58