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Four causes

cause

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Keyword:   four
Context:   Tinbergen's four questions, named after the ethologist Nikolaas Tinbergen and based on Aristotle's four causes, are complementary categories of explanations for animal behaviour.
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    • named after the ethologist Nikolaas Tinbergen
    • based on Aristotle's four causes
    • are complementary categories of explanations for animal behaviour
Full context:   Tinbergen's four questions, named after the ethologist Nikolaas Tinbergen and based on Aristotle's four causes, are complementary categories of explanations for animal behaviour. They are also commonly referred to as levels of analysis.
Polynym
Four causes

cause

Source
Aristotle
Area
Philosophy
Mode
type
Depth
4
User
scotty
Polynym
Four causes

cause

Source
Aristotle
Area
Metaphysics
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty

logic

Source
G.W.F. Hegel
Area
Philosophy
Mode
step
Depth
11
User
scotty

noble truth

Source
Buddha
Area
Philosophy
Mode
part
Depth
4
User
scotty

recovery

Source
Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob Smith
Area
Medicine
Mode
step
Depth
12
User
scotty
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