The definition that Aristotle used when describing efficient cause, and the one that most philosophers use, is a source of an object that brings it into being or initiates motion to start or stop. Efficient cause is used to explain mostly everything that happens in the world. Leibniz states in section 22 that it is not wrong to use this method of explanation as, “it goes deeper and in some sense more immediate and a priori, is, on the other hand, quite difficult when one comes to details…” (Leibniz, Discourse on Metaphysics). He …show more content…
While Descartes had a harder time explaining his theories because he did not want to believe in final causation. The idea that God gave us individual blueprints gave space and made it easier for Leibniz to explain why events take place in our lives. It also aligned perfectly with the theory of final causation. By having a blueprint, we all have a