Aristotelian Causality is a framework developed by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle to explain how things come into being and change. It identifies four types of causes: the material cause (what something is made of), the formal cause (its form or essence), the efficient cause (the agent or process that brings it about), and the final cause (its purpose or function). This approach emphasizes that understanding an object or event requires looking at all four causes. For example, when considering a wooden table, the material cause is the wood, the formal cause is its design, the efficient cause is the carpenter, and the final cause is to provide a surface for activities.