Formal Causes: Definition, Explanation, and Primacy in Socratic and Aristotelian Thought

Formal Causes: Definition, Explanation, and Primacy in Socratic and Aristotelian Thought
ISBN-10
019969530X
ISBN-13
9780199695300
Category
History
Pages
224
Language
English
Published
2013-10
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Michael T. Ferejohn

Description

Michael T. Ferejohn presents a new analysis of Aristotle's theory of explanation and scientific knowledge, in the context of its Socratic roots. Ferejohn shows how Aristotle resolves the tension between his commitment to the formal-case model of explanation and his recognition of the role of efficient causes in explaining natural phenomena.

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