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单词 efficient cause
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Definition of efficient cause in English:

efficient cause

noun
Philosophy
  • An agent that brings a thing into being or initiates a change.

    〔哲〕动力因

    Example sentencesExamples
    • By contrast, intelligent design as he sees it is about final causes, not efficient causes.
    • Aristotle, however, does not regard efficient causes as radically different from material and formal causes.
    • However, on a deeper level, there must be an efficient cause to explain why a city-state acquires its constitution in the first place.
    • The agent intellect, according to this explanation, is the intrinsic efficient cause of the soul.
    • It would not surprise many to hear that the professional study of religion was a more efficient cause of secularization than the natural sciences.

Definition of efficient cause in US English:

efficient cause

noun
Philosophy
  • An agent that brings a thing into being or initiates a change.

    〔哲〕动力因

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It would not surprise many to hear that the professional study of religion was a more efficient cause of secularization than the natural sciences.
    • Aristotle, however, does not regard efficient causes as radically different from material and formal causes.
    • By contrast, intelligent design as he sees it is about final causes, not efficient causes.
    • However, on a deeper level, there must be an efficient cause to explain why a city-state acquires its constitution in the first place.
    • The agent intellect, according to this explanation, is the intrinsic efficient cause of the soul.
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