Aristotle’s Four Causes Aristotle on knowledge and purpose Aristotle distinguishes four causes which determine the nature and purpose of every thing: the “material”, the “formal”, the “efficient” and the “final” or “teleological” causes. (more...) «« « 16 17 18 19 20 » »»
Aristotle’s Four Causes Aristotle on knowledge and purpose Aristotle distinguishes four causes which determine the nature and purpose of every thing: the “material”, the “formal”, the “efficient” and the “final” or “teleological” causes. (more...)