“Of the octave the relation 2:1”: how an exemplary case of formal causation turned against the Neo-Aristotelians

British Journal for the History of Philosophy 31 (5) (2023)
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1. In the Physics and Metaphysics, Aristotle lays out four kinds of causes and provides examples of each. Bronze and silver are offered as examples of the material causes of artefacts, the father a...

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