formal cause

English

formal cause (plural formal causes)

(philosophy, natural science) The design, pattern, or pure concept of a thing, which gives form or structure to its matter.
- 1998, R. J. Schork, Greek and Hellenic Culture in Joyce, →ISBN, p. 176 (Google preview):
  In the production of a statue of Athena for the Parthenon, the bronze is the material cause; the shape and design of the statue is the formal cause; the sculptor is the efficient cause; the honor of the goddess (and the glory of Athens) is the final cause.

One of the four kinds of causes recognized in Aristotelianism: material cause, formal cause, efficient cause, final cause.

单词	formal cause
释义	formal cause English Noun formal cause (plural formal causes) (philosophy, natural science) The design, pattern, or pure concept of a thing, which gives form or structure to its matter. 1998, R. J. Schork, Greek and Hellenic Culture in Joyce, →ISBN, p. 176 (Google preview): In the production of a statue of Athena for the Parthenon, the bronze is the material cause; the shape and design of the statue is the formal cause; the sculptor is the efficient cause; the honor of the goddess (and the glory of Athens) is the final cause. Usage notes One of the four kinds of causes recognized in Aristotelianism: material cause, formal cause, efficient cause, final cause. References formal cause at OneLook Dictionary Search
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