Formal Causes
Subtitle: Definition, Explanation, and Primacy in Socratic and Aristotelian Thought
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9780199695300
Subjects: Philosophy, ancient; Knowledge, theory of; Philosophy of nature
Description: Michael T. Ferejohn presents a new analysis of Aristotle's theory of explanation and scientific knowledge, in the context of its Socratic roots. Ferejohn shows how Aristotle resolves the tension between his commitment to the formal-case model of explanation and his recognition of the role of efficient causes in explaining natural phenomena.