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Material Cause

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What somethings made of.
Doesn’t explain anything.
Eg MC of a Rat is blood, bones etc.

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Formal Cause

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Provides the shape and allows it to be identified as whatever it is.
Rat is recognised through its size, shape and features.

3
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Efficient Cause

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The activity that makes something happen.
Eg EC of a desk is the carpenter.
EC brings about change in something.

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Final Cause

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Somethings purpose, and reason for existence.
The FC of a desk is for writing.
FC of a mug is holding drinks.
Understood as ‘Telos’ - ‘a means to an end’