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jmdict 2513920 Active (id: 2223727)
形相因
【けいそういん】

[n] {philosophy}
▶ formal cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

Cross references:
	⇔ see: 2513930 質料因 1. material cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")
	⇔ see: 2513950 作用因 1. efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")
	⇔ see: 2513910 目的因 1. final cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

History:

3.	A 2023-03-05 15:43:22 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -11,0 +12,3 @@ +<xref type="see" seq="2513930">質料因</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="2513950">作用因</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="2513910">目的因</xref>
2.	A 2023-03-04 00:02:14 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5
	Comments:	See 2513910.
	Diff:	@@ -12 +12,2 @@ -<gloss>formal cause</gloss> +<field>&phil;</field> +<gloss>formal cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")</gloss>
1.	A 2009-08-24 00:00:00
	Comments:	Entry created

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