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Episode 18 – Causality According to the Aristotelian-Thomistic Perspective | Prof. Michael Gorman

Aquinas 101 - Course 2: Introduction to Thomistic Philosophy

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What Is the Goal of a Cat?

A cat's goal is to be the best cat it can be. Aquinas says that the final cause is the cause of causes. Cat parents bring baby cats into existence so that new, feline lives may be lived. But if the cat's mate and no new feline lives come into being, then mating procedures did not work out as well as they could have.

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