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jmdict 2513950 Active (id: 2223729)
作用因
【さよういん】

[n] {philosophy}
▶ efficient 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: 2513920 形相因 1. formal 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?")
	⇐ see: 2513940 動力因【どうりょくいん】 1. efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

History:

5.	A 2023-03-05 15:47:05 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Diff:	@@ -12 +12,3 @@ -<xref type="see" seq="2513940">動力因</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="2513930">質料因</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="2513920">形相因</xref> +<xref type="see" seq="2513910">目的因</xref>
4.	A 2023-03-04 00:20:39 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Typo
	Diff:	@@ -13 +13,2 @@ -<gloss xml:lang="hil">efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")</gloss> +<field>&phil;</field> +<gloss>efficient cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")</gloss>
3.	A* 2023-03-04 00:06:06 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	?? xml:lang="hil"
2.	A 2023-03-04 00:03:11 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	See 2513910.
	Diff:	@@ -13 +13 @@ -<gloss>efficient cause</gloss> +<gloss xml:lang="hil">efficient 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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