42: Aristotle's Four Causes

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42: Aristotle's Four Causes

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Jun 19, 2018

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Aristotle's four causes are a nifty way to think about definition. What, in its essence, is a thing? Anything? Well, Aristotle took a crack at it. We four high school teachers weigh in.

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Jun 19, 2018

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