formal cause

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The design, pattern, or pure concept of a thing, which gives form or structure to its matter. natural
    — In the production of a statue of Athena for the Parthenon, the bronze is the material cause; the shape and design of the statue is the formal''' cause; the sculptor is the efficient cause; the honor of the goddess (and the glory of Athens) is the final cause.

词形变化

formal causes plural
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