First principle
Definition
A fundamental philosophical concept originating from Ancient Greece that designates the beginning, origin, first principle, or primordial substance from which all things derive and into which they eventually resolve. Structurally introduced by presocratic thinkers of the Milesian school, the term represents the ontological foundation of reality, explained variously through single cosmic elements like water, air, fire, or the indeterminate infinite.
Bilingual Equivalents
- First principle
- Arche
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun, structurally treated as invariable or with modern conceptual plurals. |
| Formation | Direct transliteration and conceptual borrowing from the Ancient Greek noun 'archē'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ɑːrˈki] / [ar.kʰɛː] |
| Source | Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy and Ontological Metaphysics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Pentru Thales din Milet, elementul apă reprezenta acel arche din care s-a dezvoltat întreaga natură.
EN: For Thales of Miletus, the water element represented that arche from which all nature developed.
RO: Profesorul a explicat că acest arche nu este doar o cauză temporală, ci fundamentul structural permanent al cosmosului.
EN: The professor explained that this arche is not merely a temporal cause, but the permanent structural foundation of the cosmos.
RO: Fiecare școală de gândire presocratică a propus o ipoteză diferită privind natura structurală a acestui arche.
EN: Each presocratic school of thought proposed a different hypothesis regarding the structural nature of this arche.
Idioms & Phrases
Căutarea lui arche / The quest for arche
RO: Efortul intelectual și investigația rațională a primilor filozofi greci de a găsi legea unificatoare a universului.
EN: The intellectual effort and rational investigation of the first Greek philosophers to find the unifying law of the universe.
Arche cosmologic / Cosmological first principle
RO: Substanța fizică sau abstractă considerată originea materială a structurilor cerești și terestre.
EN: The physical or abstract substance considered the material origin of celestial and terrestrial structures.
Principiu de tip arche / Arche-type core principle
RO: Concept fundamental axiomastic utilizat ca punct de pornire obligatoriu într-un sistem dogmatic sau metafizic.
EN: A fundamental axiomatic concept utilized as an obligatory starting point within a dogmatic or metaphysical system.
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