GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Philosophy (XH-C4) Video Course Lecture: The Theory of Causation (28 mins) | Lecture 108 of 301
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- Classical and Modern Western Philosophy » Epistemology
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Understanding the theory of Causation
- Rationalist, deals with facts alone
- Understanding the 4 causes;
- Material cause
- Efficient cause
- Formal cause
- Final cause
Aristotle՚s view of causation is metaphysical and not scientific
Understanding the concept of Form and Matter
The 2 - 3-4 are form and 1 is the material cause or matter
References: A History of Philosophy by Frank Thilly, A critical History of Western Philosophy by Y Masih. Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy.