GATE Humanities and Social Sciences - Philosophy Practice Quiz

Question 1

In Aristotle's account, the bronze of a statue is identified as which cause of the statue?

Accepted Answer

Material cause

Question 2

If a house is built in order to provide shelter, the 'providing shelter' aspect is the house's:

Accepted Answer

Final cause

Question 3

Which of the following most clearly illustrates Aristotle's efficient cause rather than final cause?

Accepted Answer

The sculptor's chiseling produces the statue

Question 4

A physician says, 'Health is the reason I prescribe this regimen.' In Aristotelian terms, health here functions as the:

Accepted Answer

Final cause

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