4 causes
{{video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdEzyA2HGnY}} Material Cause: The matter that makes up an object, like the chemical composition of an apple. Formal Cause: The unique form or structure that defines the object鈥檚 identity. Efficient Cause: The process or event that brings an object into existence, such as the growth of the apple tree. Final Cause: The ultimate purpose or potential of an object, like the apple鈥檚 potential to grow into an apple tree. 馃尡 Potency and Actuality: Objects have potency (potential) and actuality (realized potential)....