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Final cause

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  1. 1
    The purpose, goal, or end fulfilled by a thing. 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."

  2. 2
    (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process wordnet

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