The Four Causes

Overview

At the conclusion of our (2022) meeting in Lisbon, the members of SEHI agreed to hold a series of conferences, each dedicated to one of the four Aristotelian causes, in the coming years (for the rationale of the entire 4-year project see this page). This causal framework featured in all sorts of scientific explanations and demonstrations, covering issues from the existence and attributes of God to the natural phenomena of His creation, including the workings of the human mind and its role in determining human values and action.

The first of these conferences, on form and formal causation, will be hosted by the Università di Chieti e Pescara in 2025; tentative dates are June 2-3. (This makes June 4 the travel date for those travelling subsequently to Prague for the Symposium Thomisticum).

The next will also be on Form and will be at Károli University in Budapest in 2025; tentative dates are September 11-12.

A third conference, this time on Matter, will be held at the Vilnius University in late spring, 2026.

We are still looking for venues for the remaining two conferences on Efficient and Final causes for the years 2027 and 2028. Suggestions, proposals, ideas for funding sources are welcome!