The Change in Mechanical Philosophy in the Scientific Revolution

Download or read book The Change in Mechanical Philosophy in the Scientific Revolution written by Matt Segar and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-05-23 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Philosophy - Miscellaneous, grade: A, Bucknell University, language: English, abstract: 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.