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Aristotle and four causes

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Have a little read: ... Essay: Aristotle Q1a) Explain Aristotle's Theory of the Four causes. (33 marks) Q1b) Aristotle's theory of the four causes is convincing. Discuss. (17 marks) A1a) Aristotle was a Greek Philosopher who was a pupil of Plato. Aristotle rejected Platonic dualism. Aristotle was an empiricist; he believed that knowledge is only attainable through experience and the senses. He believed that the Form of something is physical, observable and not abstract. Aristotle identified four causes that he believed to completely explain what causes something to exist. The material cause answers the question what does it consist of? The efficient cause answers the question how does something happen? The formal cause answers the question what are its characteristics? The final cause answers the question why is it here? Or what is its purpose? Once all four causes have been established, it was Aristotle's belief that the complete explanation for the existence of an item has been

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