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Formal cause

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  1. 1
    The design, pattern, or pure concept of a thing, which gives form or structure to its matter. 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."

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