Aristotle: Cause and Purpose.

... Aristotle: Cause and Purpose. Aristotle (384-322BC) was a pupil of Plato; however, he argued that the Forms were seriously flawed. He believed that Plato's theory of forms was not supported by good arguments, required a form for each thing, was too mathematical and did not adequately explain the occurrence of change. Aristotle's theory of causation maintains that all the causes form several divisions. The total number of these divisions depends on the ways the question "why" may be answered. The major kinds of causes come under the following divisions: The first is called Material Cause. Material cause relates to the cause of something in terms of the physical make-up. The Material Cause comes into existence due to its parts, ingredients, elements or materials. For example, bronze and silver would be the causes of a statue. If the production of an artefact like a bronze statue is considered, the bronze in the explanation of

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