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Full Idea
Aristotle's distinction between four different kinds of aitia ('becauses'?) arguably involves the recognition of grounding in the formal and material aitia.
Gist of Idea
Aristotle's formal and material 'becauses' [aitiai] arguably involve grounding
Source
report of Aristotle (Physics [c.337 BCE], 198a24) by Correia,F/Schnieder,B - Grounding: an opinionated introduction 2
Book Ref
'Metaphysical Grounding', ed/tr. Correia,F/Schnieder,B [CUP 2012], p.2
A Reaction
Insofar as the other two (efficient and final) involve explanation, one might say that they too involve a different sort of grounding. Is a statue 'grounded' in the sculptor, or in the purpose of the statue?
Related Idea
Idea 11250 Four Explanations: the essence and form; the matter; the source; and the end [Aristotle, by Politis]