All the three causes, formal , efficient and final cause melt into ------ .
A)matter
B)form
C)both a and b
D)none of these

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In Aristotelian philosophy, the formal cause refers to the form or essence of a thing, which gives it its identity. The efficient cause is the agent or mechanism that brings something into being, and the final cause is the purpose or end for which something is done. These causes are conceptual rather than physical, and they are all aspects of the form or essence of a thing rather than its material composition. Therefore, they "melt into" form, not matter.

All the Three Causes, Formal , Efficient and Final Cause