The Change in Mechanical Philosophy in the Scientific Revolution


Essay, 2009

9 Seiten, Note: A


Inhaltsangabe oder Einleitung

Since ancient Greece, philosophers have wondered how objects come into existence. Aristotle proposed that everything was made by one of four reasons or causes. The mechanical cause describes how the object is composed. For instance, the mechanical cause of a tire is rubber. The formal cause describes the plans or pattern of an object, like a blueprint for a house, while the efficient cause is the cause/effect relations of an object, like an artist’s paint and brushes resulting in painting a picture. The final cause, however, is defined as, "the purpose, the good, or the end of something." For example, the final cause of a folder is to store papers.

Details

Titel
The Change in Mechanical Philosophy in the Scientific Revolution
Hochschule
Bucknell University
Note
A
Autor
Jahr
2009
Seiten
9
Katalognummer
V210743
ISBN (eBook)
9783668708334
ISBN (Buch)
9783668708341
Dateigröße
479 KB
Sprache
Englisch
Schlagworte
change, mechanical, philosophy, scientific, revolution
Arbeit zitieren
Matt Segar (Autor:in), 2009, The Change in Mechanical Philosophy in the Scientific Revolution, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/210743

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