ARISTOTLE - KNOWLEDGE

<BODY> <CENTER><FONT SIZE=5><B><FONT SIZE=6>ARISTOTLE</FONT><BR> THE REALIST</B></FONT></CENTER><P> <FONT SIZE=4><B>What Can we Know?</B></FONT><P> Characteristic of all nature is movement and change. In the process, there is something that changes and something that stays the same i.e. any individual object has both <B>substance</B> and form or <B>essence</B>. It also has a present actuality, a past and the potential for future change. To explain how and why a thing is as it is, to understand its being, its reality, four kinds of <B>aetia</B> or causes must be considered:<BR> <ul> <li>a material cause - the matter of which it is composed <li>a formal cause - the law or pattern that determines its development <li>an efficient cause - the agent or initiator of the process <li>a final cause - its end or result </ul> <BR clear=left><BR> <HR width=100%> <A HREF="http://www.creatorix.com.au"><IMG SRC="../creatorix.gif" WIDTH="85" HEIGHT="40" BORDER="0" ALT="Creatorix" align=right></A> </BODY>