Reflection # 14

Aristotle's four causes were Formal cause, Material cause, Final cause, and Efficient causes. Material cause is what an object comes out as and what remains in it, like a silver spoon or pot. Formal cause comes within the words kind or nature, something so real and basic. It's what is to become of it. While natural kinds can be the out come of an Efficient cause; its the art of making something blossom. Change is a huge toll in Efficient cause. Last but not least, Final cause comes from the terms ending or last, it's the reason for things being done.
Aristotle's writing was known to be a form of living things. He believed humans and animals had a ranking of understanding; us being the highest and worms being the lowest. He believed the difference between us and animals was the ability to contain information and reasoning.
Around the 14 century, Aristotle developed a concept called "The Great Chain of Being." This meant that living things were now viewed as Species. "The Great Chain of Being" was also known as the "Ladder of Life" or "Scala Naturae." Aristotle's idea was to be understood among the common similarities of all living things. He viewed this chain as being perfect, the same way he viewed the world. Viewing our planet as being perfect also meant species could never changed. He also considered two species always having a higher or lower rank towards each other.
This chain stretched out the idea of God being the nature of all things. Aristotle considered God as being the one who turned all facts around.