English Dictionary

formal cause

名詞

自然性

(philosophy, natural science) The design, pattern, or pure concept of a thing, which gives form or structure to its matter.

日本語の意味

物事の形、模様、または構造を与える純粋な概念（形相因、形式原因） / 物質に形や構造を与える設計や定形パターンのこと

In his lecture, the philosopher argued that the formal cause determines the structure of living organisms just as a blueprint guides an architect.

講義でその哲学者は、形相因が設計図のように生物の構造を決定すると主張した。

意味（1）

(philosophy, natural science) The design, pattern, or pure concept of a thing, which gives form or structure to its matter.

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.

formal causes （ plural ）