Activity is better than passivity. Circular motion is better than linear motion. Enlivened matter is better than lifeless matter. The human soul is non-material, but depends upon the body. Rest, not motion, is the natural state of things.
Science is general rather than particular knowledge.
Experience is the basis of science. Intellectual detachment both views and frees itself from the immediate environment. God is most independent and self-reliant, needing nothing outside of himself in order to be happy. Dependence indicates imperfection and weakness. All beings, except God, are more or less dependent.