The Material Cause-The Material Cause is the matter or substance that something is made from (e.g book is made from paper). the matter that the book is made from is paper
The Formal Cause-It refers to what gives the matter "form" or "structure" A book is not just any old paper its pieces of paper arranges in a particular way. It is the idea or plan hat le to the creation of the object.
The Efficient Cause-The agent or cause of the thing coming to exist as it is, the existence of a book is brought about by the author who makes it. The author is the efficient cause.
The Final Cause:Most important as i describes what the object is for, what its telos or purpose is. e.g a book is made for you to read.
e.g. House
MC- house is made of bricks, cement, glass, wood.(things that the house is made of)
EC- Process of the house being built, includes builder digging... (things that caused it to be built)
FC- architects plan/design
THE FC- to be lived in (The final cause is telological it is concerned with the goal/purpose/telosof the object)
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