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causa formalis

The causa formalis is the "formal cause" in the traditional model of causality--the form of the chalice in the example of the chalice. Heidegger contrasts this concept with the Greek eidos.

See page 313.

• Bestand
• fortgewähren
• fortwähren
• gewähren
• Gestell
• herausfordern
• Ursache
• währen
• Wesen

• aition
• apophainesthai
• eidos
• hyle
• legein
• logos
• telos

• causa
• causa efficiens
• causa finalis
• causa formalis
• causa materialis
• quid
• quidditas