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.