Formal Causes: Definition, Explanation, And Primacy In Socratic And Aristotelian Thought

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.

• | Author: Michael T. Ferejohn
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 28, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 019969530X
• | ISBN-13: 9780199695300