Formal cause

"Formal cause" in a Sentence (1 examples)

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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