Definition of formal cause in English:

formal cause

noun

Philosophy

(in Aristotelian thought) the pattern which determines the form taken by something.
〔哲〕（亚里士多德哲学用语）形式因
Example sentencesExamples
- The four aspects are the formal cause, the material cause, the efficient cause, and the final cause.
- Aristotle, however, does not regard efficient causes as radically different from material and formal causes.
- Aristotle then links essence with his theory of causes, being identified variously with its final cause and with its formal cause.
- The formal cause of the city-state is its constitution (politeia).
- In fact, universals are formal causes in relation to their individuals, and individuals are material causes in relation to their universals.

Definition of formal cause in US English:

formal cause

noun

Philosophy

(in Aristotelian thought) the pattern which determines the form taken by something.
〔哲〕（亚里士多德哲学用语）形式因
Example sentencesExamples
- The four aspects are the formal cause, the material cause, the efficient cause, and the final cause.
- The formal cause of the city-state is its constitution (politeia).
- In fact, universals are formal causes in relation to their individuals, and individuals are material causes in relation to their universals.
- Aristotle then links essence with his theory of causes, being identified variously with its final cause and with its formal cause.
- Aristotle, however, does not regard efficient causes as radically different from material and formal causes.

单词	formal cause
释义	Definition of formal cause in English: formal cause noun Philosophy (in Aristotelian thought) the pattern which determines the form taken by something. 〔哲〕（亚里士多德哲学用语）形式因 Example sentencesExamples The four aspects are the formal cause, the material cause, the efficient cause, and the final cause. Aristotle, however, does not regard efficient causes as radically different from material and formal causes. Aristotle then links essence with his theory of causes, being identified variously with its final cause and with its formal cause. The formal cause of the city-state is its constitution (politeia). In fact, universals are formal causes in relation to their individuals, and individuals are material causes in relation to their universals. Definition of formal cause in US English: formal cause noun Philosophy (in Aristotelian thought) the pattern which determines the form taken by something. 〔哲〕（亚里士多德哲学用语）形式因 Example sentencesExamples The four aspects are the formal cause, the material cause, the efficient cause, and the final cause. The formal cause of the city-state is its constitution (politeia). In fact, universals are formal causes in relation to their individuals, and individuals are material causes in relation to their universals. Aristotle then links essence with his theory of causes, being identified variously with its final cause and with its formal cause. Aristotle, however, does not regard efficient causes as radically different from material and formal causes.
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