Aristotle - empiricist teleology Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
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What did he say about the material world?
A
Consists of material (matter) and forms (essence)
2
Q
What’s actuality and potentiality?
A
Actuality - the way something is in it’s current state
Potentiality - the way something could change in certain conditions
3
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How does change occur?
A
Through the four causes
4
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What are the Four Causes?
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- Material Cause
- Formal Cause
- Efficient Cause
- Final Cause
5
Q
What’s the material cause?
A
Potential to change. What’s it made of?
6
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What’s the formal cause?
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Form/essence of something. What are its characteristics?
7
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What’s the efficient cause?
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External factors/process. How’s it made?
8
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What’s the final cause?
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End goal of the thing (telos) . What’s it for?
