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Efficient Cause (Concept) - Source Library Encyclopedia

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Efficient Cause

Also known as: Causa Efficiens, Moving Cause, Agent, Efficient cause, efficient cause, The Efficient Cause

27 books·610 total mentions

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One of Aristotle's four causes, referring to the primary source of change or rest; in natural philosophy, the agent that brings something into being.

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Appears in 30 Books

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