Aristotelian BEING and BECOMING

4 CAUSES
1. Material Cause - the material components or elements. possess certain
materiality or physical stuff.
2. Formal Cause – the idea, concept on felt need. The shape that makes a being a
particular kind.
3. Efficient Cause – the agent. there is something which brings about the presence
of another being.
4. Final Cause – the result or output.
Examples:
1. Material Cause – possess certain materiality or physical stuff.
Halimbawa nito ay ang TAO o Human Being because BEING is created to be
unique in all the creation of God. Marami ang nagagawa ang tao kung
ikukumpara sa animals. Kaya ang MATERIAL o Elements na meron ang TAO ay
ang pagigng UNIQUE.
2. Formal Cause – the shape that makes a being a particular kind.
Halimbawa. Ikumpara natin ang Being (Tao) at ang Ibon.
Ang BEING or TAO ay kung saan hinubog ito sa kanyang porma bilang isang
TAO at ang IBON naman ay hinubog bilang isang ibon na may kanya kanyang
purpose.

3. Efficient Cause – there is something which brings about the presence of another
being.
Halimbawa : A being does not simply POP UP from nothing but comes from
another being which is from the PARENTS. Hindi ipinanganak ang SANGGOL ng
kung saang butas lamang bagkus ito ay nanggaling sa sinapupunan ng INA na
BUNGA NG PAGMAMAHALAN NG MAG ASAWA. Another example is ang
CHAIR or bangko. Hindi ito magkakaroon ng porma na bangko kung hindi
ginawa o ikinumpuni ng karpentero.

4. Final Cause – Halimbawa : A Child become an Adult. A chair to be sat on. A pen
for writing. Ibig sabihin ano ang maging
BEING is not the case of something which is already permanently set as it is and
remains unchanging but Aristotle explain to us the PROCESS of BECOMING or the
POSSIBILITY OF CHANGE THAT TAKES PLACE IN A BEING. This principle introduce
by Aristotle is POTENCY and ACT.
Ex: A puppy is not yet a full-grown dog. These potencies are latent in the puppy and are
actualized as the puppy grows up and achieved what is supposed to be. The process of
BECOMING OR CHANGE can be explained in this way.