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Single Idea 327

[filed under theme 26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation ]

Full Idea

We must distinguish two types of cause, the necessary and the divine.

Gist of Idea

There are two types of cause, the necessary and the divine

Source

Plato (Timaeus [c.349 BCE], 68e)

Book Ref

Plato: 'Timaeus and Critias', ed/tr. Lee,Desmond [Penguin 1971], p.96