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'Aristotle's theory of the four causes is convincing' Discuss.
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B) 'Aristotle's theory of the four causes is convincing'. Discuss Aristotle's theory of the four causes is convincing because in everything he says we can relate to it. We can relate to it because he used his senses to come up with his theory. Aristotle spent a lot of time observing the world of natural living. He wanted to discover what the purpose of everything was. This is how he came up with his theory of the four causes. For example; what does the heart do? Why does the muscle contract? Scientifically we know now but why do we have to live like this anyway? Other living things such as reptiles survive in a completely different way. He came to a conclusion that nature in itself did not have a conscious mind. The purpose that the object is trying to achieve is somehow inside the object already without knowing. For example; a...
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